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.
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AAIB (Air)
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MAIB (Maritime)
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RAIB (Rail)
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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
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Showing 201–247 of 247 reports matching "scotland" from MAIB
Grounding of stern trawler Lomur
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: The approaches to Scalloway, Shetland Islands, Scotland.
Grounding of stern trawler Primrose
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Island of Rum, Scotland.
Grounding of stern trawler Resplendent
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: The approaches to Bluemull Sound, Shetland Islands, Scotland.
Grounding of twin-rig stern trawler Prospect and subsequent sinking while under tow
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Grounding on Skibby Baas, sinking at entrance to Lerwick Harbour, Scotland.
Grounding on uncharted bank of jack-up barge Octopus while being towed by tug Harald
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Stronsay Firth, near the Orkney Islands, Scotland.
Heavy weather damage to ro-ro passenger ferry HRossey
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Off the Shetland Islands, Scotland.
Large waves shipped over mooring deck of crude oil tanker FR8 Venture with 1 person injured and loss of 2 lives
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Near to west pilot station to Scapa Flow in the Orkney Islands, Scotland.
Lifting wire failures on fast rescue craft davit of stand-by vessel Dea Fighter with total of 3 people injured
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: First incident at Aberdeen Harbour, Scotland, second incident at Buchan Alpha Offshore Installation.
Machinery failure and subsequent flooding of long liner Port of Ayr
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: 32nm north west of Shetland, Scotland.
Main engine failure on general cargo vessel Fri Stream and subsequent slipping of mooring rope with 1 person injured
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Engine failure at off Orkney, Scotland. Injury at Kirkwall, Scotland.
Mechanical failure on ro-ro passenger ferry Isle of Arran resulting in contact with linkspan
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Kennacraig, West Loch Tarbert, Kintyre, Scotland.
Missing dinghy with loss of 4 lives
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Near Dalmally, Loch Awe, Scotland.
Parting of mooring lines from liquid petroleum gas tanker Havkong while loading butane
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Braefoot Bay Terminal, Fife, Scotland.
Person overboard accidents from scallop dredger Korenbloem, stern trawler Osprey III and creeler Optik with loss of 3 lives
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Locations: Korenbloem in the Dover Strait, England/Optik 8 miles SE of Arbroath, Scotland/Osprey III 5.5 nm north of Macduff, Scotland.
Person overboard from crabber Noronya with 1 loss of life
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: 13nm north west of Orkney, Scotland.
Person overboard from creeler Barnacle III with loss of 1 life
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: West of Tanera Beg, Scotland.
Person overboard from fishing vessel Produce with loss of 1 life
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Coastal waters off Scotland.
Person overboard from general cargo vessel Joanna with loss of 1 life
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Berthed at Port Glasgow, Scotland.
Person overboard from landing craft Forth Guardsman during mooring operation with loss of 1 life
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: South of Jura, Scotland.
Person overboard from long liner Cantara with loss of 1 life
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: 50 miles west of the Shetland Islands, Scotland.
Person overboard from potter Blue Angel with 1 person injured
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: West of Gigha, Scotland.
Person overboard from potter Flying Cloud with loss of 1 life
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: 0.1 nm south east of Burra Voe, Yell, Shetland Islands, Scotland.
Person overboard from potter Girl Alice with loss of 1 life
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Off the south-east coast of Scotland.
Person overboard from potter Gradely with loss of 1 life
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Near the Treshnish Isles, west of the Isle of Mull, Scotland.
Person overboard from RNLI inshore lifeboat Kinghorn with 1 person injured
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Off Kirkcaldy, Fife Scotland.
Person overboard from scallop dredger Shemariah with loss of 1 life
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Off Lerwick, Scotland.
Person overboard from seine netter Opportune with loss of 1 life
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: 35 miles east of Wick, Scotland.
Person overboard from twin rig trawler Beryl with loss of 1 life
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: 21 nautical miles west-north-west of the Shetland Islands, Scotland.
Person overboard while shooting fishing gear from potter Dunan Star with loss of 1 life
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: 1.5 miles south-west of the Isle of Arran, Scotland.
Person overboard while shooting pots from potter Boy Richie II with loss of 1 life
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Off north east coast of Scotland.
Persons overboard from creelers Discovery and Breadwinner during single handed operations with loss of 2 lives
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Locations: Discovery, 3 miles east of Fraserburgh, Scotland/Breadwinner, 5.5 miles east of Score Head, Bressay, Scotland.
Persons overboard while attempting to access fishing vessel Astra II with loss of 2 lives
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Berthed outboard of 6 other vessels at Carbost Pier on Loch Harport, Isle of Skye, Scotland.
Series of accidents including windlass damage, grounding and 1 person injured on ro-ro cargo ferry Norcape
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Operating in and around the Firth of Clyde and Troon Harbour, Scotland.
Shift of articulated road tanker on high speed ro-ro cargo ferry Stena Voyager
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Loch Ryan, Scotland.
Shift of cargo on container vessel Fehn Mistral in heavy weather
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: 8 miles south east of Start Point, Sanday Island, Orkney, Scotland.
Shift of timber deck cargo on cargo vessel Sea Fox in heavy weather resulting in vessel listing
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Off north west Scotland.
Sinking of small passenger ferry Vixen
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Ardlui Marina, Loch Lomond, Scotland.
Sinking of under 15m vessels: prawn trawler Kathryn Jane, potter Emerald Dawn and prawn trawler Jann Denise II with loss of 5 lives
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Kathryn Jane off Skye, Scotland. Emerald Dawn off Kilkeel, Northern Ireland. Jann Denise II off North Shields, England.
Snagging and flooding of stern trawler Heather Bloom resulting in vessel sinking with loss of 1 life
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Approximately 60 miles north of Cape Wrath, Scotland.
Snagging, capsize and sinking of pair trawler Majestic with loss of 5 lives
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: West of the Shetland Islands, Scotland.
Snagging, capsize and sinking of trawler Harvest Hope
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: 40 miles north-east of Peterhead, Scotland.
Snagging, capsize and sinking of twin trawler Radiant with loss of 1 life
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Approximately 45 miles north-west of the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides of Scotland.
Swamping and sinking of dory with loss of 3 lives
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Loch Awe, Scotland.
Swamping and sinking of open angling boat with loss of 1 life
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Firth of Forth, Scotland.
Wash from ferry swamping and partially submerging open sports boat with loss of 3 lives
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Loch Ryan, south-west Scotland.
Wash from high speed ferry swamping cabin cruiser with 1 person injured
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Lady Bay, Loch Ryan, Scotland.
Engine room failure on general cargo vessel Fri Stream
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Off Orkney, Scotland.