Sinking of sailing yacht Ouzo after encounter with ro-ro passenger ferry Pride of Bilbao with loss of 3 lives

Location: South of the Isle of Wight, England.

Published 23 January 2015
From:
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Date of occurrence:
20 August 2006
Vessel type:
Merchant vessel 100 gross tons or over, Recreational craft - sail
Report type:
Investigation report

Accident Investigation Report 7/2007

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

OuzoReport.pdf (1,444.82 kb)

Annexes (2,790.76 kb)

Radar Reflectors Report (2,180.00 kb)

Summary

Report on the investigation of the loss of the sailing yacht Ouzo and her three crew, South of the Isle of Wight during the night of 20/21 August 2006.

Published: 12 April 2007

Published 23 January 2015

Topics

Guidance and regulation

  1. MGN 564: marine casualty and marine incident reporting
    • Guidance
  2. The SS Richard Montgomery: information and survey reports
    • Guidance
  3. MAIB information leaflet
    • Guidance

News and communications

Transparency

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    • Maib report
  2. Safety warning about keel failures on sailing yachts
    • Maib report
  3. Catastrophic engine failure and fire on board ro-ro passenger ferry Wight Sky
    • Maib report