Bugaled Breizh

**Bugaled Breizh**
	The stored Bugaled Breizh
Ship data
flag	France
Ship type	Rear catcher
home port	Le Guilvinec
Shipyard	Chantiers de Bretagne Sud, Pont-Lorois
takeover	May 25, 1987
Whereabouts	stored as evidence
Ship dimensions and crew
length	23.85 m ( Lüa ) 20.30 m ( Lpp )
width	6.60 m
Side height	3.54 m
Draft	Max. 7.75 m
measurement	103.93 GT
crew	5
Machine system
machine	1 × ABC diesel engine (6DXC – 750A)
Machine ; performance	478 kW (650 hp)
Top ; speed	11.0 kn (20 km / h)
propeller	1 × fixed propeller
Others
Classifications	Bureau Veritas

The Bugaled Breizh is a French fishing vessel that sank on January 15, 2004 under circumstances that have not yet been clarified. When the ship sank in the western part of the English Channel, all five crew members were killed.

history

The Bugaled Breizh was built in 1986/87 at the Chantiers de Bretagne Sud shipyard in Pont-Lorois ( Belz ). It was one of several identical vehicles. The hull was made of steel and the deckhouse, arranged amidships, was made of aluminum. The trawler was equipped with a fishing gear for a bottom trawl. The Bugaled Breizh had a measurement of around 104 GT and a fish space of around 90 m³. When it was built, the drive system consisted of an MGO V12 M4 engine with an output of 478 kW, which was replaced in 1999 by an Anglo Belgian Company 6DXC-750A engine. The stern catcher was last checked on November 12, 2003 in the home port of Guilvinec by the Concarneau ship security office.

Sinking on January 15, 2004

Memorial plaque for the five fishermen who remained at sea

On January 7, 2004, the Bugaled Breizh and the Eridan left the port of Loctudy for an expected two-week fishing trip in the western part of the English Channel. After a brief period of bad weather, during which the two ships sought shelter in the port of Newlyn , they reached their fishing area south of Cornwall again at noon on January 15, 2004. The weather conditions at 11 a.m. were moderate with southwest winds of 4 to 5 Beaufort, two to three meters swell and four to five nautical miles of visibility. The tide set east-southeast. At around 12:25 p.m. Captain Yves Gloaguen radioed an emergency message on the Bugaled Breizh , according to which the ship was at position 49 ° 42'N; 005 ° 10'W capsized and immediate help was required. A radio message sent shortly afterwards became unclear during the transmission and then broke off. At 12:36 p.m., the Eridan sent a Mayday relay broadcast via Inmarsat C and telephoned the MRCC Center Régional Opérationnel de Surveillance et de Sauvetage maritimes (CROSS) in Gris-Nez via satellite . Numerous vehicles ran towards the accident site. At 1:16 p.m. a rescue helicopter saw the Eridan and a life raft near it. A helicopter crew diver examined the apparently empty liferaft and deflated it so it could sink. At 13:43 and 13:57 a rescue helicopter recovered two dead and at 2 p.m. the skipper of the Eridan sighted a submarine. At 3:08 p.m. the French trawler Hermine took the second life raft of the distressed vessel on board. The SAR action was ended at 5:15 p.m. and at 7 p.m. the Eridan and the other fishing vessels were allowed to leave the scene of the accident again.

The case has attracted more attention to this day, as a nuclear submarine that could have pulled the stern catcher under the water on its trawl is seen as a possible cause of the accident. So far, none of the proceedings led with a clear explanation of the sinking.

literature

Web links

BEAmer investigation report (English)