CLAR-1 Response Historic AI-assessed

Secretary of State to initiate formal investigation into Marchioness and Bowbelle collision

Recommendation

The Secretary of State should exercise his power under section 268 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 to cause a formal investigation to be held into the collision between the MARCHIONESS and the BOWBELLE, the loss of the MARCHIONESS, the loss of life and the injuries suffered by those who survived.

Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
No specific evidence of action or a government response related to this recommendation has been identified in the provided official sources. The searches on gov.uk and legislation.gov.uk did not yield specific documents detailing implementation or a formal government position regarding a formal investigation under the Merchant Shipping Act 1995.
How was this assessed?
Assessed by gemini-2.5-flash on 19 Mar 2026
Checked data held on this site (government responses, progress updates, independent evidence)
External sources searched: www.gov.uk, www.legislation.gov.uk, hansard.parliament.uk
Jurisdiction
UK-wide
Response
Historic

No government response recorded.

Source
Inquiry Clarke Inquiry
Report Clarke Inquiry — Final Report 23 Mar 2001
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Themes & Tags
Major project lessons learned
Recommendation age 25.0 yrs
Last formal update No formal updates