HC Deb 19 January 1994 vol 235 c603W
Mr. Viggers

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps he proposes to take to seek to ensure that the circumstances leading to the incident in Much St. Avon ran aground at Browndown, Gosport on 21 July 1993 do not recur.

Mr. Norris

Following consideration of the grounding of the steam tanker Avon and other accidents, advice on preventive measures has been drafted and will be issued shortly in the form of a merchant shipping notice.