Grounding and subsequent loss of ro-ro cargo vessel Riverdance

Location: Cleveleys Beach, Lancashire, 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: 31 January 2008

Accident Investigation Report 18/2009

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

RiverdanceReport.pdf (1,713.30 kb)

Annexes (2,861.71 kb)

Summary

MAIB report on the investigation into the grounding, and subsequent loss, of the ro-ro cargo vessel Riverdance, on Shell Flats - Cleveleys Beach, Lancashire on 31 January 2008.

Published: 3 September 2009

Published 23 January 2015