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Snagging, capsize and sinking of fishing vessel Boy Andrew
Location: River Stour, England.
Completed PE Summary: Boy Andrew
A short summary of the accident and action taken:
| Registered Owner & Manager: | Mr T Marvan | |
| Port of registry: | Harwich | |
| Flag: | UK | |
| Type: | Fishing Vessel | |
| Built: | 1984 | |
| Construction: | 1984 | |
| Length overall: | 7.47 | |
| Gross tonnage: | 4.01 | |
| Date & Time | 25/07/04 10:07 | |
| Location of incident: | River | |
| Incident Type: | Flooding/Foundering | |
| Persons onboard: | 2 crew 1 passenger | |
| Injuries/ fatalities: | None | |
| Damage/ Pollution: | Material damage |
Synopsis
Foundering in the River Stour.
Action taken
The Chief Inspector of Marine Accidents has made recommendations to the owner, skipper and RNLI with reference to:
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Wearing of lifejackets by crew - with particular reference to emergency situations.
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Methods employed to release fishing gear which has become fast on an underwater obstruction.
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The option to slip and mark fishing gear for recovery at a later date
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Proper assessment of risk before attempting to jump a fastener.
The hazards associated with trawling are clearly identified in MGN 265 (F). However, these will be reiterated in a forthcoming Safety Digest article.