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
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Showing 301–350 of 1,094 reports from MAIB
Capsize of powerboat
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Near Brighton Pier, England.
Capsize of rigid inflatable boat Atlantic Eagle
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Off St Justians, Ramsey Sound, Wales.
Capsize of rigid inflatable boat during unauthorised riding activity with 1 person injured
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Near Caernarfon, Wales.
Capsize of sailing dinghy with loss of 2 lives
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Kielder Water in Northumberland, England.
Capsize of sailing yacht Ocean Madam with loss of 1 life
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Bay of Biscay
Capsize of sloop towed by police launch Sea Quest with loss of at least 60 lives
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: 1nm south east of South Dock, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands.
Capsize of the sailing dinghy Mollyanna with loss of 2 lives
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Off Puffin Island, Wales.
Capsize of twin beam trawler Sally Jane
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Alongside in Aldrington Basin of Shoreham Harbour, England.
Capstan locking device failure on general cargo ship Opnor with loss of 1 life
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Lerwick Harbour, Scotland.
Carbon monoxide poisoning due to intake of exhaust gas fumes into cabin spaces of motor cruiser Chapter Two with 7 people affected
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Transiting the River Medway, England.
Carbon monoxide poisoning from portable petrol pump on pair trawler/guard ship Starlight Rays with loss of 1 life
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Devenick Oil Field, 126 nautical miles north-north-east of Aberdeen, Scotland.
Carbon monoxide poisoning on motor cruiser Arniston with loss of 2 lives
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Windermere, England.
Carbon monoxide poisoning on potter Pamela S, used as overnight accommodation, with loss of 1 life
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Berthed at Bridlington Harbour.
Carbon monoxide poisoning on scallop dredger Eshcol, used as overnight accommodation, with loss of 2 lives
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Locations: Berthed at Whitby, England.
Carbon monoxide poisoning on stern trawler Mariama K with loss of 1 life
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Douarnenez, France.
Carbon monxide poisoning on self-powered barge Goole Star with loss of 1 life
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Berthed at Marchwood, Southampton, England.
Cargo shift in heavy weather on timber carrier Kodima resulting in abandonment and grounding
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Cargo shift in the English Channel. Grounding at Whitsand Bay, Cornwall, England.
Cargo shift in heavy weather on vehicle carrier Grande Detroit
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Off Land's End, Cornwall, England.
Catastrophic failure of capacitor in aft harmonic filter room on passenger cruise ship RMS Queen Mary 2
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Approaching Barcelona, Spain.
Catastrophic failure of the hull of dumb barge Henty Supplier
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Huskisson Dock No 3, Liverpool, England.
Catastrophic failure of windlass hydraulic motor on oil tanker Stellar Voyager
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Off Tees Bay, England.
Close-quarters situation between bulk carrier Barbara and product tanker Maersk Borneo
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Dover Strait Traffic Separation Scheme off the south east coast of England.
Close-quarters situation between bulk carrier Elm and stern trawler Suzanne
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: 12 miles south-east of Plymouth, England.
Close-quarters situation between cargo vessel Linda Buck and stern trawler Jubilee Quest
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Off Cromer, England.
Close-quarters situation between feeder container vessel Mathilda and gill netter Lady Hamilton of Helford
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: 7 miles east-south-east of Lizard Point, Cornwall, England.
Close-quarters situation between fishing vessel Roseanne and dry cargo vessel Sven Dede
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: 1.5 miles east of the Port of Tyne, England.
Close-quarters situation between fishing vessel Telesis and oil tanker Amenity
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: 4 miles east of Yorkshire, England.
Close-quarters situation between general cargo vessel Hoo Finch and bulk carrier Front Viewer
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Off the River Humber, England.
Close-quarters situation between liquid petroleum gas tanker Sigas Centurion and container vessel Jeppesen Maersk
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: MPC Buoy in the Dover Straits off the south east coast of England.
Close-quarters situation between passenger cruise ship Costa Atlantica and car carrier Grand Neptune
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Dover Strait off the south east coast of England.
Close-quarters situation between passenger cruise vessel Queen Elizabeth 2 and ro-ro passenger ferry Pride of Kent
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Dover Strait off the south east coast of England.
Close-quarters situation between pilot vessel Hampshire and passenger hovercraft Freedom 90
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: South of Gilkicker Point off the south coast of England.
Close-quarters situation between products tanker Bro Axel and beam trawler Noordhinder resulting in Bro Axel grounding
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Port of Milford Haven, Wales.
Close-quarters situation between ro-ro passenger ferry Maersk Dover, crude carrier Apollonia and container vessel Maersk Vancouver
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Dover Strait off the south east coast of England.
Close-quarters situation between ro-ro passenger ferry Pride of Cherbourg and general cargo vessel Briarthorn
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Eastern Solent off the south coast of England.
Close-quarters situation between tankers Rubino and Linda Kosan
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Humber Traffic Separation Scheme, England.
Close-quarters situation involving liquid petroleum gas tanker Monsoon and its contact with mooring dolphin
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: River Humber, England.
Collapse of a mezzanine deck on board ro-ro passenger ferry St Helen
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Fishbourne Ferry Terminal, Isle of Wight, England.
Collapse of cargo containers during heavy weather on container vessel Annabella
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: In the Baltic Sea near Gotland Island, Sweden.
Collapse of portable hold bulkhead on combi-coaster Nordstrand with 1 person injured and loss of 1 life
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Agencia Maritima Portillo, Seville, Spain.
Collapse of stack on container feeder vessel Husky Racer resulting in loss of 18 containers overboard
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Berth Stomkaje, Port of Bremerhaven, Germany.
Collision between 2 powerboats during a junior racing event resulting in 1 person injured
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Portland Harbour, England.
Collision between 2 rigid inflatable boats carrying a number of children resulting in 3 people injured
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Cardiff Bay, Wales.
Collision between aggregates carrier Brenda Prior and DUKW amphibious passenger vehicle Beatrice
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Lambeth Pier, River Thames, England.
Collision between aggregates dredger Bowbelle and passenger vessel Marchioness resulting in Marchioness sinking with loss of 51 lives
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: River Thames, England.
Collision between aggregates dredger Sand Heron and trawler Celtit
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: North East Traffic Lane, Dover Traffic Separation Scheme off the south east coast of England.
Collision between beam trawler Henrik Senior and ro-ro cargo vessel Birka Explorer
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
The collision between the UK registered fishing vessel and Finnish ro-ro cargo ship occurred off Ijmuiden, Holland. Lead investigation state: Finland.
Collision between beam trawler Philomena and general cargo vessel Union Arbo
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Off Newlyn, Cornwall, England.
Collision between beam trawler Vrouw Grietje and ro-ro passenger ferry European Tideway
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: North Sea.
Collision between beam trawler Wilhelmina J and cargo vessel Zulfikar resulting in Wilhelmina J sinking with loss of 6 lives
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: In the Dover Strait, off the south east coast of England.