A report says a complacent attitude to safety management led to a Manx-registered ship running aground in the UK last year.

The Clonlee, a 4,000-tonne container vessel, beached on Tyneside in March 2011 as she approached port.

The Marine Accident Investigation Branch says an electrical fault led to a power blackout and the ship’s master was unable to stop her.

But the MAIB report also points out her critical systems hadn’t been operated, tested or maintained properly.

An investigation found electrical manuals weren’t on board the Clonlee because the ship’s owners hadn’t translated them into the vessel’s working language.

And the MAIB says the bridge team didn’t plan or execute their approach to the Port of Tyne safely, unnecessarily endangering the ship, her crew and the environment.

It describes the crew as unprepared for an emergency, saying there was a total breakdown of internal communications – and many of the factors which caused the accident had been identified during several external audits and inspections.

The MAIB says it’s made recommendations to the ship’s owner, North Atlantic Shipping Ltd, to address an atmosphere of complacency and improve safety.