SETEMAR - Very Serious Maritime Casualty
Vessel: SETEMAR
GAMA reference: 2019-152
Data da ocorrência acidental: 14-08-2019
Circulated on: 30-03-2023
Published on: 02-05-2023
Casualty Event: Foundering
Summary
On 14 August 2019, SETEMAR was pole-and-line fishing south of Madeira when two waves estimated at 4 to 5 metres struck the vessel. The first caused massive flooding through open accesses, and the second capsized the vessel. All seven persons boarded the liferaft and were rescued approximately 66 hours later by Portuguese maritime search and rescue resources.
Safety recommendations
SR01-2019/152: Assess possible safety improvements arising from the investigation findings. GAMA did not receive a respons
Lessons learned
Distress equipment should provide an automatic alert following rapid capsizing. Crews should understand how the EPIRB operates and what supplies are carried in the liferaft. When operating close to the vessel’s sea-state limits, heading, speed and watertight integrity should minimise rolling and downflooding risk.