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Collision in fog between a fishing vessel and cargo ship off Tynemouth, England.
Image courtesy of RNLI (Tynemouth)
Our accident investigation report into the collision between the UK registered fishing vessel Achieve and the Panama registered general cargo vessel Talis, resulting in the sinking of Achieve while being towed back to port on 8 November 2020, is now published.
The report contains details of what happened, subsequent actions taken and recommendations: read more.
A safety flyer to the fishing industry summarising the accident and detailing the safety lessons learned, has also been produced.
Published 3 December 2021
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