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Mooring failure of the drill ship Valaris DS-4

Marine Accident Investigation Branch

August 2
06:15 2022

The accident investigation report by the Republic of the Marshall Islands Maritime Administrator into the mooring failure of Valaris DS-4 at Hunterston Jetty on the Clyde Estuary, Scotland during storm force winds on 2 February 2021 (link to external website) was published on 1 August 2022.

The Republic of the Marshall Islands Maritime Administrator earlier issued Marine Safety Advisory No. 14-21 on 5 October 2021.

Published 2 August 2022