UK MAIB issued an investigation report on the grounding of the fishing vessel Coelleira off Scotland, while on passage to land its catch in Scrabster, in August 2019. The report highlighted that the passage from the fishing grounds to Scrabster was not properly planned and the vessel’s position was not being closely monitored.
The incident
At about 0124 on 4 August 2019, the Spanish owned UK registered fishing vessel Coelleira grounded on Ve Skerries, a low-lying reef of the west coast of the...