Close-quarters situation between fishing vessel Telesis and oil tanker Amenity

Location: 4 miles east of Yorkshire, England.

Completed PE Summary: Telesis/Amenity

A short summary of the accident and action taken:

Fishing Vessel/Accident Details
Vessel Name Telesis
Registered Owner and Manager Privately owned
Port of Registry Southampton
Flag UK
Type Fishing vessel
Built 1988
Construction Steel
Length Overall 11.89m
Gross Tonnage 20.05
Date/Time 04/01/04, 1134
Location of Incident English coastal waters
Incident Type Near miss
Injuries/Fatalities None
Damage/Pollution None
Merchant Vessel/Accident Details
Vessel Name Amenity
Registered Owner and Manager FT Everard & Sons Ltd
Port of Registry London
Flag UK
Type Tanker/combination carrier
Built 1980
Length Overall 79.23m
Gross Tonnage 1453
Date/Time 04/01/04, 1134
Location of Incident English coastal waters
Incident Type Near miss
Injuries/Fatalities None
Damage/Pollution None

Synopsis

Near miss between fv Telesis & mv Amenity 4 miles east of Yorkshire coast.

Action taken

The Chief Inspector has recommended to the managers of Amenity:

To review system to ensure that, in accordance with STCW, dedicated lookout is maintained on its vessels at all times


Updates to this page

Published 23 January 2015