ERRV Viking Islay - Marine Accident Investigation Branch

Figure 9Chain locker - showing anchor chainBoth anchors were walked back to their bitter ends to clear the chain from the lockerand the water residues removed. Once the atmosphere within the empty lockerhad again been verified as safe for entry, a full condition survey of the space wasconducted. This revealed the locker to be structurally sound but with a minor levelof corrosion to the steel surfaces overall. No significant quantities of mud or organicmaterial were found. The bilge suction was blocked, and reportedly had not beenfunctioning for some time; the chain locker bilge line was subsequently found to bedisconnected from the bilge system within the bow thruster room.15