TRICOLOR collision with Kariba: The incident

When?

• Saturday 14.12.2002 (02:15 hrs CET)

Where?

• Channel TSS - French EEZ
• International waters

What?

• KARIBA struck TRICOLOR on port side
• KARIBA bow and bulbous bow penetrated TRICOLOR hull
• TRICOLOR capsized and sank in less than 30 minutes, but fortunately…
• All TRICOLOR crew survived

Why did it happen?

• Causation aspects still under investigation