The main purpose of marine safety investigation is to ascertain the level of the accident and the circumstances that caused the casualty event through prudent analysis, in order to draw useful conclusions and lessons learned by providing safety recommendations directly addressed to concerned parties for their perusal and appropriate actions. It is not the purpose of this inquiry to determine liability, nor to apportion blame to anyone or any party.

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NOTE: The marine safety investigations conducted by the ES-MCIS are separate from any criminal and/or administrative investigations, with no other basic aim but preventing future similar recurrence, through sound recommendations, by re-visiting/ reviewing applicable and existing national maritime policies, circulars and memoranda. Consequently, any use of this investigation report for other purposes may lead to erroneous or misleading interpretations.