Transport Safety Investigations
Air, marine, and rail accident investigation reports from the UK's independent statutory investigation bodies. Reports identify causal factors and make safety recommendations to operators, regulators, and government.
13,026
Total Reports
11,337
AAIB (Air)
1,094
MAIB (Maritime)
595
RAIB (Rail)
Reports by Year
About These Bodies
AAIB Air Accidents Investigation Branch — independent civil aviation accident investigations
MAIB Marine Accident Investigation Branch — shipping and vessel accident investigations
RAIB Rail Accident Investigation Branch — railway accident and incident investigations
Common Topics (last 2 years)
Showing 501–550 of 1,094 reports from MAIB
Contact made by ro-ro passenger ferry Red Falcon with linkspan
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Town Quay, Southampton, England.
Contact made by ro-ro passenger ferry Seven Sisters with fendering
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: West Pier, Newhaven, England.
Contact made by ro-ro passenger ferry Sirena Seaways with berth
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Locations: Harwich International Port, England.
Contact made by ro-ro passenger ferry St Faith with linkspan fendering
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Attempting to berth at Camber Basin, Portsmouth, England.
Contact made by ro-ro passenger vessel King of Scandinavia with submersible oil platform Northern Producer and berth
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Port of Tyne, England
Contact made by sail training vessel Lord Nelson with bridge
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Tower Bridge, River Thames, England.
Contact made by scallop dredger Diamond with rock resulting in vessel sinking with loss of 1 life
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: West Burra Firth, Shetland Islands, Scotland.
Contact made by scallop dredger Golden Promise with self elevating barge Buzzard
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Liverpool Bay, England.
Contact made by speedboat with moored motor cruiser Seraphica with both vessels sinking and 1 person injured
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: River Dart, England.
Contact made by stern freezer trawler Marbella with offshore platform
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Bravo Delta offshore platform off Flamborough Head, England.
Contact made by tank barge Bruce Stone with berthed and discharging ro-ro cargo vessel Loverval
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Purfleet Deepwater Berth, River Thames, London.
Contact made by tanker King Everest with buoy and snagging of buoy's cable
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: North New Sand Buoy in the north-east approaches to Humber, England.
Contact made by tractor tug Svitzer Constance with lock gate
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: King George Dock, Hull, England.
Contact made by Vector V40R powerboat with navigation buoy with 3 people injured
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Southampton Water, England.
Contact made by wind farm passenger transfer catamarans: Windcat 9 with floating target and Island Panther with turbine
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Locations: Floating target at Donna Nook Air Weapons Range off Lincolnshire, England. Turbine at Sheringham Shoal Wind Farm off North Norfolk, England.
Contacts made by passenger vessel Logos II during berthing and unberthing
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands.
Crush incident after collapse of portable bulkhead on general cargo vessel Neermoor with loss of 1 life
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Port of Teignmouth, England.
Crush incident between containers on deck of ro-ro cargo vessel Tyrusland with loss of 1 life
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Berthed at Tripoli, Libya.
Crush incident between loading tower chute and cargo hopper coaming on aggregate dredger Arco Adur with loss of 1 life
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: River Medway, England.
Crush incident between platform supply vessel E.R. Athina and its fast rescue craft with loss of 1 life
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: At anchor off Aberdeen Harbour, Scotland.
Crush incident between vent and buoy on mooring vessel Cameron during maintenance operation with 1 person injured
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Crosby Channel, Liverpool, England.
Crush incident during hauling operation on stern trawler Gemma Fidelis with loss of 1 life
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: 9 miles east of the River Tees, England.
Crush incident during manoeuvring of hatch cover on cargo vessel CEC Crusader with loss of 1 life
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: 1.8 miles north of Foreness Point, Kent, England.
Crush incident during recovery of tender from passenger cruise ship Thomson Celebration with loss of 1 life
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: St Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands.
Crush incident during transfer from bottom dump barge to tug Willem-B with loss of 1 life
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Nab Tower, in the eastern approaches to the Solent, near the Isle of Wight, England.
Crush incident during work under diving bell on diving support vessel Wellservicer with loss of 1 life
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: 3 miles SE of Aberdeen, Scotland.
Crush incident in lift shaft on container vessel Ever Excel with loss of 1 life
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Crush incident in lift shaft on container vessel MSC Colombia with loss of 1 life
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: 75nm off Cape Canaveral, Florida, United States of America.
Crush incident involving hydraulically operated watertight door on ro-ro passenger vessel Eurovoyager
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Approaching Ramsgate, England.
Crush incident involving power operated watertight door on passenger cruise ship Royal Princess with 1 person injured
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: North East Traffic Lane, Dover Traffic Separation Scheme off the south east coast of England.
Crush incident involving power operated watertight door on ro-ro cargo vessel Ark Forwarder with loss of 1 life
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Thames Estuary, England.
Crush incident involving steel plates on cable ship Wave Sentinel with loss of 1 life
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Off Cornwall, England.
Crush incident on tanker Nicos IV while letting tug Tenax go, with 1 person injured
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Fawley Oil Terminal, Southampton, England.
Crush incident while bulk carrier Fitnes was self-discharging cargo with loss of 1 life
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Northfleet, River Thames, England.
Crush incident while shooting fishing gear on scallop dredger Philomena with loss of 1 life
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Moray Forth, Scotland.
Crush incident with power operated watertight door on ro-ro passenger ferry P&OSL Kent with loss of 1 life
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: English Channel en route to Dover, England.
Derailment of hatch-lid gantry crane on dry cargo vessel Blue Note
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Berthed at Londonderry, Northern Ireland.
Detached lifeboat forward off-load release hook on ferry Pride of Bilbao
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Bay of Biscay.
Detachment and collapse of crane on chemical/products tanker Overseas Camar with 1 person injured
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Fawley Marine Terminal, Southampton, England.
Disappearance and rescue of small fishing vessel Water-rail
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Found approximately 44nm offshore in the North Sea off Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
Dragging anchor and contact with overhead cable by sailing yacht Pinocchio resulting in fire and 1 person injured
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Near Strangford Lough, Northern Ireland.
Dragging anchor and grounding by general cargo vessel Baltic Champ
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Off Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Scotland.
Dragging anchor and grounding of general cargo vessel Harvest Caroline
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Tanera More, Summer Isles, Scotland.
Dragging anchor and grounding of general cargo vessel Manaav Star
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Camber Sands, Rye, England.
Dragging anchor and grounding of general cargo vessel Thunder
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Mostyn Bank, Wales.
Dragging anchor and grounding of liquid petroleum gas carrier Happy Lady
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Off Shoebury Ness, Thames Estuary, England.
Dragging anchor and grounding of oil/chemical tanker Astral
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Princessa Shoal off the Isle of Wight, England.
Dragging anchor and grounding of ro-ro passenger ferry Stena Alegra
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Off Karlskrona, Sweden.
Dragging anchor and grounding of tanker Willy
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Cawsand Bay, Plymouth Sound, England.
Dragging anchor by product carrier Young Lady resulting in snagging and damaging of gas pipeline
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: in Tees Bay, England.