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into the grounding and subsequent salvage of the tanker SEA EMPRESS at Milford Haven between 15 and 21 February 1996
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
The Right Honourable Sir George Young Bt MP
Sir In pursuance of Regulation 9 of the Merchant Shipping (Accident Reporting and Investigation) Regulations 1994, I submit my Report following the Inspector's Inquiry into the grounding and subsequent salvage of the tanker SEA EMPRESS at Milford Haven, on 15 February 1996. I wish to place on record appreciation for the co-operation which was extended to the Inspectors who carried out the Inquiry, by the many parties concerned. In particular to the flag state of the vessel; the Liberian Authorities carried out an investigation of their own into the initial grounding in parallel with the Inspector's Inquiry. Acknowledgement is made to Birkenhead & Associates Ltd for advice on salvage matters, to the Institute of Maritime Law at the University of Southampton for advice on salvage law, to Lloyd's Register of Shipping for stability calculations, to ABP Research and Consultancy Ltd for research into the tidal streams and to Harland & Wolff Shipyard for the measurements of the damage sustained by the vessel.
I am, Sir,
Captain P B Marriott
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