§ Mr. ViggersTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will undertake appropriate inquiries concerning the cause of the incident at approximately 2 pm on Wednesday 21 July when the MV Avon, en route from Southampton to China, ran aground off Browndown, Gosport; and if he will publish his findings.
§ Mr. NorrisThe accident is being investigated by the Department's marine accident investigation branch. Any lessons to be learnt and how best they can be promulgated and acted upon will be considered by the chief inspector of marine accidents on completion of the investigation; this may include publication of the inspector's findings.