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FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedin UK MAIB has issued an investigation report into an incident where a crude oil tanker and a stern trawler collided in the Firth of Clyde, resulting in the trawler sinking. At about 1503 on 25 April 2024, the crude oil tanker and the stern trawler collided in the Firth of Clyde, resulting in the trawler sinking rapidly. All three of the fishing vessel’s crew were able to abandon ship to the liferaft and were uninjured. When the collision happened, the trawler was fishing a seabed depression in the middle of the Firth of Clyde, making circular clockwise tows. The tanker was inbound to the Finnart Oil Terminal and making preparations to board a pilot. RelatedNews Qatar sends its first LNG shipment through Hormuz since war started NTSB investigation: Towing vessel collides with bulk carrier and sinks var jnews_module_21364791_0_6a03adf236f3d = {"header_icon":"","first_title":"Related","second_title":"News","url":"","header_type":"heading_8","header_background":"","header_secondary_background":"","header_text_color":"","header_line_color":"","header_accent_color":"","header_filter_category":"","header_filter_author":"","header_filter_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_post_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_tribe_events_cat":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_category":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_tag":"","header_filter_text":"All","sticky_post":false,"sticky_post_filter":false,"post_type":"post","content_type":"all","sponsor":false,"number_post":"2","post_offset":0,"unique_content":"unique1","include_post":"","included_only":false,"exclude_post":"21364791","include_category":"","exclude_category":"","include_author":"","include_tag":"393,43,473,244,239,78","exclude_tag":"","exclude_visited_post":false,"post_tag":"","tribe_events_cat":"","web_story_category":"","web_story_tag":"","sort_by":"latest","show_date":"","date_format":"default","date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","pagination_mode":"disable","pagination_nextprev_showtext":"","pagination_number_post":"2","p
UK MAIB Investigation: Oil tanker and trawler collision reveals watchkeeping failures
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