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.

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

• Vessel type: Merchant vessel 100 gross tons or over, Recreational craft - sail
• Report type: Investigation report
• Date of occurrence: 20 August 2006

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