MAIB Reports on Vessel Brush with Denmarks Bad Buoy

The British Governments Marine Accident Investigation Branch has published its report into the contact of a British cargo ship with a navigation buoy in Denmarks Drogden Channel earlier this year. At 0755 on 29 January 2004, the UK registered general cargo vessel Scot Venture made contact with Number 16 buoy in the Drogden Channel, Denmark, in restricted visibility. The vessel then anchored clear of the channel until towed to Malmo, Sweden, for inspection.

The British Governments Marine Accident Investigation Branch has published its report into the contact of a British cargo ship with a navigation buoy in Denmarks Drogden Channel earlier this year. At 0755 on 29 January 2004, the UK registered general cargo vessel Scot Venture made contact with Number 16 buoy in the Drogden Channel, Denmark, in restricted visibility. The vessel then anchored clear of the channel until towed to Malmo, Sweden, for inspection.