The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch has published a report into a fatal incident involving a small fishing vessel operating off the east coast of Scotland.
The report, titled "Sea Eagle report published" and issued on 20 August 2026, concerns a man overboard from a lone-operated creel fishing vessel that occurred south-east of Montrose, Scotland. The branch released the document to set out the circumstances of the event as established during its examination.
According to the published summary, the casualty arose when the sole crew member of the creel fishing vessel went overboard during the vessel's operation. The incident is recorded in the report under the vessel name referenced by the report title, Sea Eagle.
The report records that the outcome of the incident was one presumed fatality. The Marine Accident Investigation Branch gave that outcome prominence in the published summary dated 20 August 2026.
Incident location and vessel
The occurrence is described as having taken place to the south-east of Montrose, Scotland, and the vessel involved is identified in the report title. The published material specifies that the vessel was a creel fishing vessel under lone operation at the time of the event.
Report publication
The Marine Accident Investigation Branch published the report on 20 August 2026 under the heading "Sea Eagle report published" and made the details of the incident available in that formal release. The branch's published summary names the incident type, the vessel involved and the recorded outcome.
The report adds to the formal record of maritime safety incidents affecting small fishing vessels in UK waters that are compiled and issued by the Marine Accident Investigation Branch. The title and publication date used for this record are those provided by the branch in its announcement on 20 August 2026.
The Maritime Gazette is reporting the facts as stated in the Marine Accident Investigation Branch publication and its accompanying summary, which set out that a man overboard from a lone-operated creel fishing vessel named in the report as Sea Eagle occurred south-east of Montrose, Scotland, and resulted in one presumed fatality.