Capsize and sinking of pair trawler Meridian while on guard ship duties with loss of 4 lives

• From: Marine Accident Investigation Branch
• Date of occurrence: 26 October 2006
• Vessel type: Fishing vessel
• Report type: Investigation report

Location: 160nm east of Aberdeen, Scotland.

Accident Investigation Report 20/2007

Investigation report into marine accident including what happened, safety lessons and recommendations made:

MeridianReport.pdf (2,817.86 kb)

Annexes (2,040.75 kb)

Summary

Report on the investigation of the loss of the fishing vessel Meridian KY147 with the loss of four crew, 160nm due east of Aberdeen on 26 October 2006.

Published: 4 September 2007

Document information

Date of occurrence: 26 October 2006

From: Marine Accident Investigation Branch

Vessel type: Fishing vessel

Report type: Investigation report