§ Mr. Prescottasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if his Department will conduct an investigation or inquiry into the circumstances of the grounding of the Liberian vessel "Trinity Navigator" in British territorial waters, and particularly into the degree of navigational competency of those in charge on board.
§ Mr. RidleyThis vessel has now left United Kingdom territorial waters and there would be little value in attempting to hold any form of statutory inquiry. We shall, however, be considering the reports of the Department's officers who have investigated the incident.
§ Mr. Prescottasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what was the position of the Liberian tanker, "Trinity Navigator" when she ran aground on Tuesday 2nd March, and the time, and where she had come from and where she was bound.
§ Mr. RidleyThe "Trinity Navigator" ran aground under the cliffs at Berry Head, near Torquay, at about 3 a.m. on 2nd March, 1971. The vessel was bound from Kharg Island to Antwerp.