Report on marine accident - foundering of the fishing vessel Leif Roald after grounding at Brakan in Hustadvika, 17 January 2015
Sjøfart rapport 2016/03 eng
At 21:24 on 17 January 2015, the fishing vessel Leif Roald with a crew of nine ran aground at Brakan, a rocky reef in the Hustadvika bay, while on route from Sandnessjøen to Steinshamn, Harøy. The vessel's Mayday message on VHF channel 16 was heard by Florø Radio and the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre Southern Norway (JRCC-S) as well as by vessels in the vicinity. The crew were able to evacuate to a life raft and were later rescued by two other vessels that took them to Vestbase near Kristiansund.
The crew had crossed these waters before, and they regarded the voyage from Troms county to Møre og Romsdal county as a routine voyage. Hence, the sea voyage was not subject to further planning and there were no strict wheelhouse procedures en route. The voyage was not plotted on Norwegian nautical charts in paper format, nor were paper charts used while they were sailing. The voyage was checked using a chart plotter and radar, and the navigator's visual observations of the fairway. At the time of the accident, only one of the vessel's two radars was in use and the echo sounder had been switched off.
The investigation has shown that during the decisive minutes before the vessel ran aground, the skipper had his attention on an oncoming northbound vessel and Leif Roald no longer followed the course line that had been saved during a previous voyage. The skipper's understanding of the situation during this phase was mainly based on his visual observations, in addition to information from the map plotter and radar.
Based on this investigation, the AIBN recommends that the vessel owner establish and implement procedures for planning and safe execution of voyages.
Sikkerhetstilråding
Sikkerhetstilråding SJØ 2016/01T
Fiskefartøyet Leif Roald grunnstøtte på Brakan, Hustadvika 17. januar 2015. Rederiet hadde ikke etablert og implementert klare rutiner for planlegging av en seilas eller rutiner for hvordan fartøyets besetning og navigasjonshjelpemidler skulle benyttes underveis. Dette bidro til at en tydelig merket grunne ble oversett.
Statens havarikommisjon for transport tilrår rederiet å etablere og implementere rutiner for planlegging og sikker gjennomføring av seilaser.
Fakta
| Sted | Brakan, Hustadvika 63°05.15'N 007°29.54'E |
| Hendelsesdato | 17.01.2015 |
| Ulykkeskategori | Forlis |
| Område | Norsk territorialfarvann |
| IMO-nummer | 8406494 |
| Fartøyets navn | Leif Roald |
| Type hendelse | Grunnstøting |
| Type fartøy | 6 - Fiske-/ fangstfartøy |
| Register | Merkeregistrert |