Investigation: 264-MO-2009-003 - Collision between F & K and Jolly Roger off Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory 16 April 2009

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At about 0100 on 16 April 2009, the bulk carrier F & K collided with the Australian fishing vessel Jolly Roger off Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory. While F & K was undamaged, Jolly Roger listed heavily to port as a result of the collision and its crew of three had to abandon the vessel.

The ATSB investigation found that despite Jolly Roger being the 'give-way vessel', its skipper took no action to avoid the collision because there was no lookout being kept on board. Consequently, he was not aware of the ship's presence until immediately before the collision.

The investigation also found that F & K's bridge team had detected Jolly Roger 20 minutes before the collision. However, they mistakenly assumed that their ship was overtaking the fishing vessel because they had not used appropriate means to determine whether a risk of collision existed.

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General details
Date:	16 April 2009	Investigation status:	Completed
Time:	0105 (UTC+9 1/2 hrs)
Location (show map):	Off Groote Eyland	Investigation type:	Occurrence Investigation
State:	Northern Territory	Occurrence type:	Collision
Release date:	16 March 2010
Report status:	Final	Occurrence category:	Incident
		Highest injury level:	None

Vessel 1 details
Vessel:	Jolly Roger
Flag:	Australian
IMO:	IB1
Type of Operation:	Fishing Vessel
Damage to Vessel:	Substantial
Departure point:	Groote Eyland
Destination:	Blue Mud Bay