Flooding and sinking of grab hopper dredger Abigail H

Location: Berthed at Port of Heysham, England.

• From: Marine Accident Investigation Branch
• Published: 23 January 2015

• Vessel type: Merchant vessel 100 gross tons or over
• Report type: Investigation report
• Date of occurrence: 2 November 2008

Accident Investigation Report 15/2009

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

AbigailHReport.pdf (3,249.04 kb)

Summary

MAIB Report (and supporting annex) on the investigation into the flooding and foundering of the grab hopper dredger Abigail H in the Port of Heysham on 2 November 2008.

Published: 1 July 2009

Published 23 January 2015