INTERNATIONAL Marine News
‘Risk of drowning’ alert for some Jeanneau Yachts issued IIMS has been contacted directly by the UK Maritime
& Coastguard Agency (MCA) to alert us to potential issues surrounding Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 410, 440 and 490 models, which are equipped with Sleipner- Sidepower retractable bow thruster modules. These models were built in 2020, 2021 and 2022.
The advice from Jeanneau is to immediately stop sailing. The company has issued a product recall amid safety concerns about seepage around the retractable bow thruster. This recall comes in the wake of the sinking of a Sun Odyssey 410 yacht off the coast of Germany last year.
In June 2024 the European Commission published
a safety alert for the Sun Odyssey 410, 440 and 490 yacht constructed between 2020 and 2022, warning of a ‘risk of drowning’ as the boats ‘may sink’ due to a glueing problem with the underwater bow thrusters.
In the Safety Gate Alert statement by the European Commission, they say, ‘Due to a glueing problem, the bow thruster flange may detach and generate a waterway. The boat may sink, increasing the risk of drowning for users.’
Jeanneau had launched a recall campaign in March 2023 as a precautionary measure to reinforce the bonding of Sleipner-Sidepower retractable bow thruster modules in the hulls of the three models mentioned. This advice was updated in May this year.
UK Marine News
£100k fine handed to operator for vessel modification resulting in two deaths A Brixham, UK based fishing vessel operator has been
ordered by a court to pay more than £100,000 after a vessel modification caused it to capsize, leading to the deaths of two people onboard. Joanna C had a major refit in 2019, including the addition of a whaleback, extension of the wheelhouse and raised bulwarks being added. That fatal incident happened in 2020 when the vessel’s gear snagged on the seabed. Its lack of stability meant it could not recover, causing the boat to sink rapidly. Only one crewmember of three survived.
“This is a tragic reminder that modifications to vessels should be planned and their effects on the vessel’s stability properly investigated using appropriate professionals,” says Mark Cam, senior investigator with the Maritime and Coastguard Agency’s (MCA) regulatory compliance investigations team.
“Companies are responsible for providing a safe place of work for their employees wherever that may be. The court has found that Laura D Fishing Ltd [the operating company] did not take all reasonable steps to operate the Joanna C in a safe manner and this led to the [two] deaths.”
West Hampshire Magistrates Court was told that extensive changes made to the boat, not approved by MCA, made it significantly non-compliant with the minimum standards of stability. The vessel continued commercial operations however, without considering the impact and risks of the modifications.
Laura D Fishing was fined £36,000 and ordered to pay £69,284 in costs and a £190 surcharge. 14 | ISSUE 109 | SEP 2024 | THE REPORT
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