Flooding and sinking of a fishing vessel south-west of Mizen Head, Ireland
Today, we have published our accident investigation report into the uncontrolled flooding of stern trawler Piedras (FD 528) while fishing 78 nautical miles south-west of Ireland on 1 June 2022. The vessel subsequently foundered and has not been recovered. The crew abandoned ship to their one working liferaft and were rescued, uninjured, by a nearby fishing vessel.
A safety flyer to the fishing industry has also been produced with this report.