The MV Lovat was a cargo ship which foundered off the coast of Cornwall with heavy loss of life. The casualties were so high because of deficiencies in crew training, and new regulations were brought in place afterwards to ensure that the same disaster would not be repeated.
MV Lovat was completed in the Netherlands in 1962.
Sinking
At 0620 in January 1975, the Lovat was approximately 18 miles from The Lizard when her cargo of Coal slurry shifted and she took on a list to starboard. Just ten minutes later, the crew abandoned ship - however, they were unable to launch the lifeboat and the entire crew of thirteen were forced to use a ten-person inflatable liferaft. The liferaft was damaged during the launching, which meant that waves were able to travel through the open entrance on one side and out of the other, soaking the occupants inside.[1]
^Golden, Frank; Tipton, Michael J. (2002-06-13). Essentials of Sea Survival. Human Kinetics. ISBN978-1-4925-8621-0.
^Wilkinson, Graeme (2018-06-17). "Modern shipwrecks in Cornwall in 13 stories of bravery and tragedy". cornwalllive. Retrieved 2020-02-13.
January 29, 2023
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