Safety warning about carbon monoxide poisoning after the loss of 2 lives on the motor cruiser Diversion
We have issued a safety bulletin highlighting the importance of installing carbon monoxide (CO) alarms on boats with enclosed accommodation spaces.
Safety Bulletin 2/2020
Summary
On 4 December 2019 two men returned to 9.18m privately owned motor cruiser Diversion, which was moored on the river Ouse in York. The diesel fuelled heater had been leaking exhaust fumes into the boat’s cabin while they were ashore, and both men were overcome by a high level of carbon monoxide gas and died shortly after they entered the boat’s cabin.
Safety Issues
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no carbon monoxide alarm was fitted
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the cabin heater had been installed by the vessel’s owner, but the installation had not been professionally checked and no servicing had been carried out
Statement from the Chief Inspector of Marine Accidents
Related Publications
The investigation report was published on 15 April 2021.