Douglas Innes, whose company Stormforce Coaching managed the Beneteau 40.7 Cheeki Rafiki, has today been cleared of manslaughter by gross negligence. Cheeki Rafiki capsized mid-Atlantic in 2014, leading to the…
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Jury retires to consider its verdict in Cheeki Rafiki manslaughter trial
The jury in the trial of Douglas Innes, the former boss of Stormforce Coaching that managed the Beneteau 40.7 Cheeki Rafiki, which capsized mid-Atlantic in 2014 causing the deaths of four…
September 2017 issue
On sale 10 August, Yachting World September 2017 issue brings you Jimmy Cornell’s must-read bluewater cruising guide, the launch of Gitana 17 the 50-knot foiling ocean trimaran and the story…
Cheeki Rafiki verdict: operator found guilty of failing to ensure yacht’s safety
Douglas Innes has been found guilty of failing to ensure the safety of the yacht Cheeki Rafiki, which capsized mid-Atlantic in 2014, with the deaths of four men. Innes, the…
Cheeki Rafiki jury retires to consider its verdict in manslaughter trial
The jury in the trial of Douglas Innes and Stormforce Coaching, operators of the yacht Cheeki Rafiki that capsized mid-Atlantic in 2014 leading to the loss of four crew members,…
Final evidence heard in Cheeki Rafiki manslaughter by gross negligence trial
The final witnesses appeared yesterday at Winchester Crown Court in the trial relating to the loss of four sailors from the yacht Cheeki Rafiki in May 2014. James Male, Andrew…
Cheeki Rafiki tragedy: charter company director pleads not guilty to six charges
Douglas Innes, the director of Stormforce Coaching, appeared in Winchester Crown Court today to plead not guilty to four counts of causing manslaughter by gross negligence in the case of…
Cheeki Rafiki deaths: gross negligence manslaughter charges brought
The director of the Southampton-based charter and training company, Stormforce Coaching, has been charged with gross negligence manslaughter over the deaths of four men aboard the yacht Cheeki Rafiki in…
What happened to Cheeki Rafiki? Key findings from the official Marine Accident Investigation Branch report
A series of earlier groundings and the detachment of the internal structure in the area of the keel fastenings are believed to be among the key factors that led to…