Trawler collides with 2,500 tonne cargo ship

[Guest]

Courtesy of STV On Line @ http://news.stv.tv/scotland/west-central/153408-trawler-collides-with-2500-tonne-cargo-ship/

Damage to the Trawler  @ http://www.trawlerpictures.net/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view;id=24565

Trawler collides with 2,500 tonne cargo ship

EXCLUSIVE: An Ayrshire fisherman has told STV News it was like articulated lorry hitting a child's bike.

By Graham Fraser

27 January 2010 13:45 PM

An Ayrshire fisherman has told STV News how he and his fellow crewmen escaped serious injury after a cargo vessel collided with their boat off the Isle of Arran.

Donald Gibson, 40, was on the bridge of his ship the Spes Bona V at around 1.10am on Wednesday when he noticed cargo vessel heading towards them.

Mr Gibson said he realised that the cargo ship

[Allan Cameron]

That could have easily been so much worse. Doesn't look good for the Leeswig crew.

Best wishes,
Allan

[Guest]

Hi Allan

We have of course only one side to the story but it does make you wonder about what watch duties were being carried out by the Leeswing that the Trawler was not seen on radar and ny the naked eye - it was in darkness but when fishing Trawlers do have a lot of illumination.

As you say it could have been a worse accident and hopefully the Spanish Authorities in Port Sevilla board her upon arrival and find out exactly what happened.

Regards

[Dragos Gabriel]

Antigua & Barbuda..... this say everything. I was on a ship, also A & B flag, and I was scared to sleep because we had a deck cadet who slept all the time when on watch. I don't say it's a rule on ships with A & B flag but on such ships you have a big chance to find untrained crews.

[Guest]

MAIB have now reported on this accident - http://www.maib.gov.uk/publications/completed_preliminary_examinations/completed_preliminary_examinations_2010/leeswig___spes_bona_v.cfm

Completed PE Summary

Leeswig & Spes Bona V

Category:    Merchant Vessel
Vessel name:    Leeswig
Registered owner:    M/S "Leeswig" GmbH & Co.KG
Manager:    Hans-Uwe Meyer Bereederungs
Port of registry:    St John's
Flag:    Antigua and Barbuda
Type:    General cargo
Built:    1996 Germany
Classification Society:    Germanischer Lloyd AG
Construction:    Steel
Length overall:    88.0m
Gross tonnage:    2,901
Date & Time:    27 January 2010, 0107 UTC
Location of incident:    3.5' north-east of Pladda lighthouse, in Firth of Clyde
Incident Type:    Collision
Persons on board:    8
Injuries/fatalities:    None
Damage/pollution:    Damage to forecastle head bulwark on port side

Category:    Fishing Vessel
Vessel name:    Spes Bona V
Registered owner:    Privately owned
Port of registry:    Ballantrae
Flag:    UK
Type:    Trawler
Built:    2004 in Scotland
Construction:    Steel
Length overall:    14.950m
Date & Time:    27 January 2010, 0107 UTC
Location of incident:    3.5' north-east of Pladda lighthouse, in Firth of Clyde
Incident Type:    Collision
Persons on board:    4
Injuries/fatalities:    None
Damage/pollution:    Damage to top outer edge on port side of the gantry

Synopsis

Leeswig was heading 184