Ferry ran ashore after master ‘almost certainly fell asleep’, report finds
An investigation into an incident in which a ferry ran ashore, injuring 41 people on board, has found the master “almost certainly fell asleep”, causing the accident.
The MV Alfred grounded on the east coast of Swona Island in the Pentland Firth between mainland Scotland and Orkney at about 2pm on July 5, 2022.
The ferry, which had been sailing between Gills Bay to St Margaret’s Hope, South Ronaldsay, ran ashore, injuring 41 of the 82
