Flooding and sinking of potter Golden West with 2 people injured

Location: Off the Shetland Islands, Scotland.

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

• Vessel type: Fishing vessel
• Report type: Completed preliminary assessment
• Date of occurrence: 3 September 2004

Completed PE Summary: Golden West

A short summary of the accident and action taken:

	Fishing Vessel/Accident Details
Vessel Name	Golden West
Registered Owner/Manager	Privately owned
Port of Registry	Oban
Flag	UK
Type	Fishing vessel
Built	1987
Length Overall	11.35m
Gross Tonnage	11.11
Date/Time	09/03/2004, 1153
Location of Incident	Scottish coastal waters
Incident Type	Flooding and sinking
Persons Onboard	2 crew
Injuries/Fatalities	2 injured crew
Damage/Pollution	Ship lost

Synopsis

Foundering of fishing vessel.

Action taken

The Chief Inspector of Marine Accidents made recommendations to owners of the vessel with reference to:

• The removal of redundant hull fittings.

• Internal pipework to be electrically connected to the sacrificial anodes.

• The establishment of a maintenance routine to regularly inspect the pipework for corrosion.

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Published 23 January 2015