Latest marine and maritime news from MAIB (Marine Accident Investigation Branch) about accidents. Read final reports on accidents with RIB collisions, cargo ships, fish farms, speedboats and paddleboarder accidents.
MAIB is a UK government organisation that investigates all maritime accidents in UK waters and accidents involving UK-registered ships worldwide.
MAIB (the Marine Accident Investigation Branch) has issued its report on the collision between the fishing vessel Kirkella and harbour tug Shovette (June 2022). During the incident, the tug partially sank. About 7,000 litres of marine diesel oil were released. Kirkella was not significantly damaged and there were no injuries. According to UK Fisheries, Kirkella […]
The Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has published its accident investigation report into the grounding of a passenger ferry off the Orkney Islands in 2022. The roll-on/roll-off passenger ferry Alfred caused chaos when it ran aground off the east coast of Swona Island in the Scottish archipelago on 5 July 2022. Pentland Ferries’ MV Alfred […]
The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has released its report on the investigation of the loss of control of the powerboat Awesome near Little Thatch Island, British Virgin Islands, on 2 October 2022, resulting in two fatalities. On 2 October 2022, the mono-hulled offshore powerboat Awesome was returning to its home port when it unexpectedly veered […]
A British man has reportedly died after being electrocuted aboard a luxury yacht while fixing a power outage that occurred off the Caribbean island of Antigua. The 62m superyacht Baton Rouge was docked at English Harbour when it suffered a power outage in the engine room. Chief engineer Roy Temme, 47, went to fix the […]
The UK’s Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has issued its final report into the collision between the high-speed passenger craft Seadogz and a navigation buoy on 22 August 2020 in Southampton Water, on the UK south coast. The accident resulted in several serious injuries and the tragic death of 15-year-old passenger Emily Lewis. On the […]
The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has issued a shocking report into circumstances surrounding the 2021 grounding of a cargo vessel on the west coast of Scotland. The report identifies key safety issues, including that the vessel had diverged from the planned track when the Officer of the Watch (OOW) fell asleep. The report […]
A report investigating an accident during a launching exercise on board the UK’s most advanced polar research ship, RRS Sir David Attenborough, on Loch Buie in Scotland on 4 March 2021, has been published by UK government agency the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB). Investigators identified several safety issues that led to a lifeboat falling […]
The Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has released a safety warning regarding RIBs following a serious injury sustained on a RIB ride. MAIB is the UK government organisation authorised to investigate all maritime accidents. According to the MAIB safety bulletin, a passenger on a sea safari rigid inflatable boat (RIB) on 7 June 2023 suffered […]
Analysis conducted by the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has revealed the challenges faced by crew when tasked with recovering a crewmate who has fallen overboard. The report finds that crew have, on average, under 11 minutes to recover a crewmate who has fallen overboard into cold water before the victim becomes unresponsive. The analysis […]
Investigators have confirmed that no boat was involved in the death of two children who drowned at a popular British beach. Joe Abbess, 17, from Southampton, and 12-year-old Sunnah Khan, from Buckinghamshire, were both pulled from the sea at Bournemouth beach on 31 May 2023. They later died in hospital. Eight other children had to […]
A company has been fined £800,000 following the death of a fish farmer in the Scottish Highlands. The Marine Accident Investigation Branch’s report of the incident was covered in Marine Industry News in May 2021. Clive Hendry had been working on a salmon farm operated by Mowi Scotland Ltd when, in an attempt to move […]