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Vacancy for Principal Inspector of Marine Accidents

Vacancy for Principal Inspector of Marine Accidents

Monday, 08 April 2024

We have an exciting opportunity to join our team of accident investigators at MAIB, Southampton....

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MAIB safety digest 1/2024 published

MAIB safety digest 1/2024 published

Tuesday, 02 April 2024

Read our latest collection of lessons learned from marine accidents....

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Eder Sands report and safety flyer published

Eder Sands report and safety flyer published

Thursday, 08 February 2024

Fatal fall overboard from a fishing vessel approximately 150 nautical miles west of Ireland....

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Safety bulletin 1/2024 published

Safety bulletin 1/2024 published

Wednesday, 07 February 2024

Warning to owners and operators of beam and scallop trawlers following a chain failure on scallop dredger Honeybourne III resulting in loss of life....

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Seadogz report published

Seadogz report published

Thursday, 14 December 2023

Loss of life when a high-speed passenger craft made heavy contact with a navigation buoy in Southampton Water, England....

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Resurgam report and safety flyer published

Resurgam report and safety flyer published

Thursday, 07 December 2023

Loss of life when a fire-extinguishing system inadvertently activated on board a beam trawler in Newlyn Harbour, Cornwall, England....

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BBC Marmara report and safety flyer published

BBC Marmara report and safety flyer published

Thursday, 30 November 2023

Grounding of a general cargo vessel on the island of Eilean Trodday in the Little Minch, off the west coast of Scotland....

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Inflatable migrant boat report published

Inflatable migrant boat report published

Thursday, 09 November 2023

Flooding and partial sinking of an inflatable boat in the Dover Strait with at least 27 lives lost....

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RRS Sir David Attenborough report published

RRS Sir David Attenborough report published

Thursday, 02 November 2023

Lifeboat davit failure during a crew familiarisation drill on a polar research vessel on Loch Buie, Isle of Mull, Scotland....

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MAIB safety digest 2/2023 published

MAIB safety digest 2/2023 published

Monday, 02 October 2023

Read our latest collection of lessons learned from marine accidents....

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Safety bulletin 3/2023 published

Safety bulletin 3/2023 published

Friday, 15 September 2023

Warning issued to owners and operators of small commercial passenger vessels following a serious passenger injury during a rigid inflatable boat (RIB)...

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Scot Carrier and Karin Høj report published

Scot Carrier and Karin Høj report published

Friday, 08 September 2023

Collision between a general cargo vessel and a split hopper barge in the Bornholmsgat traffic separation scheme off Sweden, resulting in the loss of t...

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Piedras liferafts safety bulletin 2/2023 published

Piedras liferafts safety bulletin 2/2023 published

Thursday, 24 August 2023

Warning issued for DSB liferafts certified by the service station Comfer Marin SL after a liferaft fails to inflate during the abandonment of a fishin...

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Moritz Schulte report published

Moritz Schulte report published

Thursday, 17 August 2023

Engine room fire on a LPG/ethylene carrier in Antwerp, Belgium with loss of one life....

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I was safety minded. I thought it would never happen to me.

I was safety minded. I thought it would never happen to me.

Friday, 07 July 2023

In a moving account, skipper Raymond Strachan shares how losing a crewmate overboard continues to shape his safety preparedness more than a decade lat...

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Planning and preparation vital to reduce man overboard fatalities

Planning and preparation vital to reduce man overboard fatalities

Tuesday, 04 July 2023

Maritime Safety Week event demonstrates man overboard recovery techniques and highlights how little time there is to effect a successful rescue....

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How effective are your man overboard recovery procedures?

How effective are your man overboard recovery procedures?

Monday, 03 July 2023

As Maritime Safety Week starts, Captain Andrew Moll OBE shares his thoughts on the challenges of recovering a person overboard. ...

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Copious report and safety flyer published

Copious report and safety flyer published

Thursday, 29 June 2023

Fatal person overboard from a stern trawler, south-east of the Shetland Islands, Scotland....

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Harriet J report and safety flyer published

Harriet J report and safety flyer published

Thursday, 22 June 2023

Fatal person overboard from a lone-operated creel fishing vessel, west of Fast Castle Head, south-east Scotland....

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Emma Louise report and safety flyer published

Emma Louise report and safety flyer published

Thursday, 27 April 2023

Carbon monoxide poisoning on a sports cruiser moored at Port Hamble Marina, England, with the loss of two lives....

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MAIB safety digest 1/2023 published

MAIB safety digest 1/2023 published

Monday, 03 April 2023

Read our latest collection of lessons learned from marine accidents....

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Finnmaster safety bulletin 1/2023 published

Finnmaster safety bulletin 1/2023 published

Thursday, 23 March 2023

Safety warning highlighting the hazards of flexible hose installations, following a fire on board a cargo ship while departing Hull, England....

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Svitzer Mercurius report published

Svitzer Mercurius report published

Thursday, 22 December 2022

Tug towing pennant failure while assisting a berthing operation in Southampton, England, resulting in damage to its wheelhouse windows and injuries to...

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Reul A Chuain report and safety flyer published

Reul A Chuain report and safety flyer published

Friday, 16 December 2022

Two men overboard from a prawn trawler in the Sound of Rùm, Scotland, with the loss of one life....

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Stand up paddleboarding accident report published

Stand up paddleboarding accident report published

Thursday, 08 December 2022

Four lives lost during a commercial stand up paddleboard tour accident at Haverfordwest Town Weir on the River Cleddau in Wales. ...

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Annie E report published

Annie E report published

Friday, 02 December 2022

Fall of a suspended buoy from a workboat crane at a fish farm off the Isle of Muck, Scotland, resulting in serious injuries to a deckhand....

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Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week 2022

Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week 2022

Monday, 21 November 2022

Statement from our Chief Inspector, Captain Andrew Moll OBE, at the start of this year's Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week....

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MAIB safety digest 2/2022 published

MAIB safety digest 2/2022 published

Monday, 03 October 2022

Read our latest collection of lessons learned from marine accidents....

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Goodway report and safety flyer published

Goodway report and safety flyer published

Thursday, 22 September 2022

Capsize of a single-handed creel fishing vessel near Cairnbulg, Scotland, with the loss of one life....

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Bella report published

Bella report published

Friday, 02 September 2022

Flooding and sinking of the survey workboat Bella in the approaches to Lynmouth, England....

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