Grounding of dry cargo vessel Urte

Location: River Trent, England.

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

• Vessel type: Merchant vessel 100 gross tons or over
• Report type: Completed preliminary assessment
• Date of occurrence: 9 September 2002

Completed PE Summary: Urte

A short summary of the accident and action taken:

	Merchant Vessel/Accident Details
Vessel Name	Urte
Registered Owner/Manager	Reederei Erwin Strahlmann
Port of Registry	Hamburg
Flag	Antigua & Barbuda
Type	Dry cargo/multi-deck
Built	1977
Classification Society	Germanischer Lloyd
Construction	Steel
Length Overall	96.32m
Gross Tonnage	2551
Date/Time	09/09/2002, 2224
Location of Incident	River Trent
Incident Type	Grounding
Persons Onboard	8 crew
Injuries/Fatalities	None
Damage/Pollution	Minor damage

Synopsis

Grounding of cargo vessel on the River Trent.

Action taken

In view of the actions being undertaken by ABP namely:

• The issue of Pilot Notice No.52

• The agreement to carry out a review of sailing schedules and under keel clearances on the Trent, Ouse and Humber

And that the lessons to be learnt from this accident can be successfully promulgated through:

• The issue of a safety digest article by MAIB

A full investigation is not considered necessary and therefore not recommended.

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Published 23 January 2015