MV Alam Pintar and FV Etoile des Ondes collision

The MV Alam Pintar and FV Etoile des Ondes collision took place in the English Channel in 2009 and involved the Singapore bulk carrier Alam Pintar and the UK fishing vessel Etoile des Ondes. The fishing vessel sank and, although three of its four crew were rescued, one member, Chris Wadsworth, was never found. The bulk carrier continued on its passage although its crew knew of the collision and later made attempts to hide the fact of their knowledge. Three other vessels nearby did not respond to Etoiles' distress calls, even though these were also broadcast by the coastguards. The rescue was eventually carried out by the ferry MV Norman Voyager. The UK's Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) carried out a full investigation of the incident and issued a damning report. Safety recommendations were made but under maritime law national governments have no authority over foreign-flagged vessels more than 12 nautical miles (22 km) from their coasts. No country attempted any criminal prosecutions.

FV Etoile des Ondes was a UK-flagged fishing vessel (WH 696) registered in Weymouth, Dorset that had been built by Rolland shipyard, Plougasnou in 1957. She was of 40 gross tonnage, 14.5 metres (48 ft) long, and built of wood. She was owned by David and Ron Simmonds; the skipper was Chris Bibb and the other crew were Matthew Collins, Daniel Bruce, and Chris Wadsworth, all from Teignmouth, Devon.

MV Alam Pintar is a Singapore flagged and registered bulk carrier (IMO Number: 9296858) that was built in Yokohama in 2005. She is post-Panamax, of 46,982 gross tonnage and 229 metres (751 ft) long. At the time she was owned by Alam Pintar Maritime (UK) Ltd within the Malaysian Bulk Carriers (Malaysia) Group, operated and managed by PACCShip (UK) Ltd and manned by a Chinese national crew for the most part.

The rescuing vessel was, at the time, the Celtic Link Ferries' vessel MV Norman Voyager.

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