Grounding of ro-ro passenger ferry Pride of Canterbury while sheltering from heavy weather

• From: Marine Accident Investigation Branch
• Published: 23 January 2015
• Date of occurrence: 31 January 2008
• Vessel type: Merchant vessel 100 gross tons or over
• Report type: Investigation report

Location: The Downs, off Deal, Kent, England.

Accident Investigation Report 2/2009

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

PrideofCanterburyReport.pdf (1,188.90 kb)

Annexes (1,976.79 kb)

Summary

MAIB report on the investigation into the grounding of Pride of Canterbury, “The Downs” - off Deal, Kent, on 31 January 2008.

Published: 14 January 2009

Document information

Published: 23 January 2015

Date of occurrence: 31 January 2008

From: Marine Accident Investigation Branch

Vessel type: Merchant vessel 100 gross tons or over

Report type: Investigation report