Jersey Lifeboat Association incident report (FOI)

It was reported in December that the Jersey Lifeboat Association’s vessel the Sir Max Aitken III hit rocks near Noirmont while going to the aid of a yacht. If this incident was investigated and if a report exists of such investigation and if such report (if it exists) has been provided to the relevant Minister (Minister for Economic Development, Tourism, Sport and Culture) and is, therefore, held by a scheduled public authority then please provide a copy of that report.

The investigation report in relation to the incident as described above is attached.

Redactions have been applied under Article 25 (Personal Information) of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011.

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