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Report in collision with mooring boat published
The Bureau of Investigation and Analysis for Maritime Accidents (BEAmer) has released its report on the collision between the 'Ghjulia des Slops' and the mooring launch 'CB21' on Dec 5, 2025, in the Port of Marseille, which caused the launch to sink. The launch was in transit at Lavera in the port of Marseille-Fos. The vessels collided without seeing each other clearly. It was dark, and the service vessel only saw the launch at a distance of ten meters. While the 'CB 21' sank, only minor damage was caused to the 'Ghjulia des Slops'. The two mooring crew members were rescued by the service vessel, as well as by two pilot boats and another mooring launch that arrived on the scene. BEAmer has published its findings and recommendations regarding this accident. In particular, the 'CB 21' had failed to properly communicate its activity on the port's surveillance channel. Other vessels were not informed of the launch's movements. For its part, the 'Ghjulia des Slops', which was too focused on the 'Cap Pinède', with whom it had agreed on a maneuver and did not monitor the port side from which the 'CB 21' was coming. It did not use detection equipment such as radar. The investigation could not determine whether the service vessel had properly activated its navigation lights at the time of the collision. The BEAmer reiterated that it was preferable to change course or reverse in a situation of an imminent collision. It also recommendeds implementing a procedure to ensure the proper functioning and activation of navigation lights. The bureau also ordered the Port of Marseille Authority to study the implementation of a relevant communication procedure to inform all port users of vessel movements, including mooring crews. Report with photo: https://lemarin.ouest-france.fr/shipping/une-mauvaise-communication-a-cause-le-naufrage-dune-vedette-de-lamanage-au-port-de-marseille-rapporte-lenquete-88d8e90e-d6dc-11f1-84f3-5611f158a658
Mooring launch sank after collision in Marseille-Fos
On the night of Dec 5, 2025, the mooring launch "CB 21", while transiting the port of Marseille-Fos with two crew members on board, sank at the Lavera oil terminal following the collision with the "Ghjulia des Slops" collided with the launch "CB 21". Both crew members were rescued by the Sermap service vessel . They were not injured. The 8-meter launch, was recovered on Dec 6.
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