Keel failure and capsize of sailing yacht Hooligan V with loss of 1 life

Location: 10 miles south of Prawle Point, Devon, England.

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

• Vessel type: Recreational craft - sail
• Report type: Investigation report
• Date of occurrence: 3 February 2007

Accident Investigation Report 19/2007

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

HooliganVReport.pdf (2,971.93 kb)

Annexes A to B (2,537.96 kb)

Annexes C to H (2,173.80 kb)

Annexes I to M (2,051.85 kb)

Summary

Report on the investigation of the keel failure, capsize, and loss of one crew member from the Max Fun 35 yacht Hooligan V, 10 miles south of Prawle Point on 3 February 2007.

Published: 14 August 2007

Published 23 January 2015