{"id":146196,"date":"2023-12-14T22:30:57","date_gmt":"2023-12-14T22:30:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebritywshow.com\/?p=146196"},"modified":"2023-12-14T22:30:57","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T22:30:57","slug":"fatal-speedboat-crash-was-accident-waiting-to-happen-report-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebritywshow.com\/world-news\/fatal-speedboat-crash-was-accident-waiting-to-happen-report-claims\/","title":{"rendered":"Fatal speedboat crash was &apos;accident waiting to happen&apos;, report claims"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Horrific speedboat crash which killed 15-year-old schoolgirl and wounded several other people was &#8216;an accident waiting to happen&#8217;, report claims<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Emily Lewis suffered fatal injuries during an excursion with her family in 2020<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A speedboat crash that killed a 15-year-old girl and seriously injured several other people was an &#8216;accident waiting to happen&#8217;, according to a report.<\/p>\n<p>The Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has made a number of recommendations including improving visibility, safety measures and operating rules after its investigation into the crash which killed Emily Lewis.<\/p>\n<p>The schoolgirl suffered fatal injuries after the rigid inflatable boat (Rib) she was riding in with her family on a high-speed excursion collided with a 4.5-metre high buoy at 36.6 knots in Southampton Water in August 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, Michael Lawrence, 55, who was driving the boat, was found not guilty of manslaughter by gross negligence, but guilty of failing to maintain a proper lookout and failing to proceed at a safe speed, after a trial at Winchester Crown Court.<\/p>\n<p>Michael Howley, 52, the owner of the now defunct Seadogz firm, which ran the boat trips, was convicted of not operating the boat safely.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/14\/21\/78979467-12865917-image-a-32_1702589954995.jpg\" height=\"719\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Emily Lewis, 15, was killed\u00a0after the rigid inflatable boat (Rib) she was riding in with her family collided with a 4.5-metre high buoy at 36.6 knots in Southampton Water in August 2020<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/14\/21\/78979355-12865917-image-a-27_1702589890422.jpg\" height=\"364\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The owner of the now defunct Seadogz firm, which ran the boat trips, was convicted of not operating the boat (pictured) safely<\/p>\n<p>They were both sentenced to 18 weeks in custody suspended for two years, ordered to complete 125 hours of community service and to pay \u00a31,000 court costs.<\/p>\n<p>Chief inspector of marine accidents Andrew Moll said in the report: &#8216;The tragic events that took place in Southampton Water on the morning of 22 August 2020 have had an unimaginable impact on all of those affected by the accident.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The fact that a passenger excursion on a modern rigid inflatable boat being operated in favourable conditions by an appropriately qualified and highly experienced skipper could result in such terrible consequences is difficult to comprehend.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Two things are especially significant about this tragic accident in which 15-year-old Emily Lewis sadly died and the other passengers all sustained injuries, many of which were serious.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The first is that the accident would likely not have happened had the trip been conducted in line with industry good practice. All skippers of commercial high-speed craft are taught safe boat handling while gaining their qualifications, and there is no excuse for abandoning professional standards when undertaking a high-speed trip or experience ride.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The second is that passengers in small high-speed craft are very vulnerable to impact and vibration injuries.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;In the last 15 years, the MAIB has investigated numerous accidents involving high-speed passenger craft and made various recommendations to improve the safety of this sector.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;However, as yet, little has been done to provide proper protection to passengers and crew from these hazards that routinely result in life-changing injury and, occasionally, death.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/14\/21\/78979353-12865917-image-m-38_1702589993669.jpg\" height=\"988\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Michael Lawrence (left) and Michael Howley (right) at Winchester Crown Court<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I am therefore hoping that the maritime regulator, manufacturers and operators of small high-speed passenger craft will take the lessons from this report as a stimulus to action.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;As the report says, this was an accident waiting to happen. Let it be the last.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The MAIB recommended in its report that the Maritime and Coastguard Agency carries out an assessment on the design and operational requirements of high-speed passenger craft and to expedite the introduction of a Sport and Pleasure Vessel Code.<\/p>\n<p>It also recommends that an improved field of vision requirement is imposed for the steering position of small craft and the Rib&#8217;s manufacturer has been recommended to ensure its seats, handholds and restraints meet the latest industry guidance.<\/p>\n<p>The MAIB also makes recommendations to ports and harbour masters to develop guidance and ensure risk assessments are carried out for the use of high-speed craft.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12865917\/speedboat-crash-killed-girl-wounded-people-accident-waiting-happen-report.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Horrific speedboat crash which killed 15-year-old schoolgirl and wounded several other people was &#8216;an accident waiting to happen&#8217;, report claims Emily Lewis suffered fatal injuries&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":146195,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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