Dragging anchor and grounding of tanker Willy

Location: Cawsand Bay, Plymouth Sound, England.

Published 23 January 2015
From:
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Date of occurrence:
1 January 2002
Vessel type:
Merchant vessel 100 gross tons or over
Report type:
Investigation report

Accident Investigation Report: Willy

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

willy.pdf (375.52 kb)

Summary

Report on the investigation of the grounding of mv Willy Cawsand Bay, Plymouth Sound on 1 January 2002

Published 23 January 2015

Topics

Guidance and regulation

  1. MGN 564: marine casualty and marine incident reporting
    • Guidance
  2. The SS Richard Montgomery: information and survey reports
    • Guidance
  3. MAIB information leaflet
    • Guidance

News and communications

Transparency

  1. Man overboard from stern trawler Illustris with loss of 1 life
    • Maib report
  2. Safety warning about keel failures on sailing yachts
    • Maib report
  3. Catastrophic engine failure and fire on board ro-ro passenger ferry Wight Sky
    • Maib report