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Heavy weather damage to ro-ro passenger ferry HRossey
- From:
- Marine Accident Investigation Branch
- Date of occurrence:
- 11 March 2002
- Vessel type:
- Merchant vessel 100 gross tons or over
- Report type:
- Completed preliminary examination
Location: Off the Shetland Islands, Scotland.
Completed PE Summary: HRossey
A short summary of the accident and action taken:
| Type: | Passenger vessel | |
| Date | 03/11/02 | |
| Incident Type: | Heavy weather damage | |
| Injuries/ fatalities: | None |
Synopsis
Heavy weather damage to passenger vessel.
Action taken:
The Chief Inspector of marine accidents has made the following recommendation to the owner/skipper of the vessel:
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The lessons learnt from this accident should be promulgated through the issue of a MAIB Safety Digest article.
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A Chief Inspector’s letter should be sent to the classification society and shipbuilder bringing their attention to the failure of the bearing housings
Document information
Date of occurrence: 11 March 2002
From: Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Vessel type: Merchant vessel 100 gross tons or over
Report type: Completed preliminary examination