§ Mr. Hoyleasked the Secretary of State for Transport why it took from 19 January 1984 until March 1985 to prepare and send the factual statement of the events surrounding the disappearance of the South Stack to the next of kin concerned.
§ Mr. David MitchellThe FV South Stack was reported missing on 19 May 1984 and the inspector's report was completed on 19 July 1984, not 19 January 1984 as stated in the reply to the hon. Member on 1 April 1985, at column 429.
It is the Department's practice to isue a factual statement only when the report has been considered and
Year Missing Vessel Inquiry Findings 1975 Nil 1976 Nil 1977 Nil 1978 FV Enterprise 21.76m overall length Preliminary inquiry under section 464 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1894 Cause unknown 1978 FV Acacia Wood 24.2m overall length Preliminary inquiry under section 464 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1894 Cause unkonwn 1979 FV Tarradane II 22.3m overall length Preliminary inquiry under section 464 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1894 Cause unknown 1979 FV Sylvia Manta 14.3m overall length Preliminary inquiry under section 464 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1894 Cause unknown 1979 FV Carinthia 17.8m overall length Preliminary inquiry under section 464 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1894 Cause unknown 1979 FV Ocean Monarch 20m overall length Preliminary inquiry under section 464 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1894 Cause unknown 1980 FV Pat Marie 10m overall length Preliminary inquiry under section 464 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1894 Cause unknown 1981 FV Celerity 19m overall length Preliminary inquiry under section 464 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1894 Cause unknown 1981 FV Reborn 5m overall length The inquiry took the form of the search and rescue reports (the body of the sole occupant was recovered) Cause unknown 1982 Nil 1983 FV Zanto 17m overall length Preliminary inquiry under section 464 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1894 Cause unknown 1983 FV Exuberant 10m overall length A surveyor's report was obtained on this loss Cause unknown 1984 FV South Stack I lm overall length A surveyor's report under section 728 was obtained on this loss Cause unknown