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.
The Marine Accident Investigation Branch has released its report into the fatal accident on board the trawler Sunbeam. On 14 August 2018, a second engineer on board was asphyxiated and died in one of the vessel’s refrigerated saltwater tanks. The report found that entering Sunbeam‘s tanks without safety precautions had become ‘normalised’ by the crew […]
The Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has released its report into a collision on the River Cleddau, near Milford Haven on 17 September 2019 with loss of one life. Two fire and rescue service boats collided while undertaking boat training and familiarisation because, the report says, both were operating at speed and carrying out un-coordinated […]
1. Current investigations Vessel’s name (IMO/PLN) Accident/incident type Date of incident *Status of investigation Cherry Sand (6811059) Fatal injury to a crewman on a dredger during a berthing operation in Rosyth, Scotland. 28/02/19 Under Investigation Investor (OB569) Capsize and foundering of a UK registered fishing vessel while east of Ardnamurchan Point, Scotland. 03/02/19 Under investigation […]