Grounding of ro-ro passenger/cargo ferry European Pioneer on sandbank

Location: Departing Fleetwood Ferry Port, 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: 1 December 2000

Accident Investigation Report: European Pioneer

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

european-pioneer.pdf (1,316.68 kb)

Summary

Report on the investigation of the grounding of European Pioneer off Fleetwood 1 December 2000.

Published 23 January 2015