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 401–450 of 1,094 reports from MAIB
Collision between general cargo vessel Skagern and container vessel Samskip Courier
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Humber Estuary, England.
Collision between general cargo vessel Union Moon and ro-ro passenger ferry Stena Feronia
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Belfast Lough, Northern Ireland.
Collision between general cargo vessel Union Pearl and fishing vessel Sonas
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Irish Sea
Collision between general cargo vessel Walzberg and potter Corona
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Near the Little Minch off west coast Scotland.
Collision between gill netter Lady Hamilton of Helford and dory Blithe Spirit resulting in netter sinking
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Falmouth Bay, Cornwall, England.
Collision between gill netter Margaret And William II and chemical tanker Jacobus Broere resulting in netter sinking with loss of 2 lives
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: In the Western Approaches.
Collision between harbour tug Thorngarth and its tow chemical/oil carrier Stolt Aspiration
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: River Mersey, Liverpool, England.
Collision between high speed passenger craft Diamant and ro-ro passenger ferry Northern Merchant
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: 3 miles south east of Dover, England.
Collision between high speed passenger ferry Sea Express 1 and general cargo vessel Alaska Rainbow
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: River Mersey, England.
Collision between landing craft Pont Menai and trawler Sea Seeker
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Lyme Bay, England.
Collision between liquid gas carrier Gas Monarch and sailing yacht Whispa
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: 6 miles east south east of Lowestoft, England.
Collision between motor yacht Lady of Rudding and dumb barge, towed by workboat Datchet, with 1 person injured
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: 10.5 miles west north west of Tintagel, Cornwall, England.
Collision between multipurpose cargo vessel Rickmers Dubai with a crane barge, Walcon Wizard, being towed by tug Kingston
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: South-west traffic lane of Dover Strait Traffic Separation Scheme, off the south east coast of England.
Collision between offshore circuit racing powerboats Sleepwalker and Harwich 2011 with loss of 1 life
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Dover Harbour, England.
Collision between offshore safety standby vessel Toisa Puffin and stern trawler LUC
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: 8.5 miles east of the River Tyne, England.
Collision between offshore supply and standby vessel Highland Pioneer and DA jack-up rig
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Off the Douglas offshore installation in Liverpool Bay, England.
Collision between oil products tanker Amenity and ro-ro cargo vessel Tor Dania
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Near Grimsby Middle on the River Humber, England.
Collision between oil products tanker Audacity and general cargo vessel Leonis
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Approaches to River Humber, England.
Collision between oil tanker British Trent and bulk carrier Western Winner resulting in fire on British Trent with loss of 9 lives
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Near Akkaert Bank, Belgium.
Collision between oil tankers Saetta and Conger on completion of ship to ship transfer
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: 9.5 miles south east of Southwold, England.
Collision between pair trawlers Devotion and Fruitful Bough resulting Devotion sinking
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: North Sea.
Collision between pair trawlers Fertile II and Aquarius resulting in Fertile II sinking
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: High seas.
Collision between passenger vessel Millennium Time and motor tug Redoubt
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: King's Reach, River Thames, London, England.
Collision between pelagic trawler Antares and trafalgar-class submarine HMS Trenchant with loss of 4 lives
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Off the Isle of Arran, Scotland.
Collision between powerboats Carrie Kate and Kets with loss of 1 life
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Near Castle Point, St Mawes, Cornwall, England.
Collision between prawn trawlers Sapphire II and Silver Chord, resulting in Sapphire II sinking
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Off Stornoway, Scotland.
Collision between product tanker Bro Gratitude and fishing vessel Lady Matilda
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: 5 miles off the Cornish coast, near Falmouth, England.
Collision between refrigerated cargo vessel Pasadena Universal and bulk carrier Nordheim
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: In the Dover Strait off the south east coast of England.
Collision between refrigerated cargo vessel Spring Bok and liquid petroleum gas tanker Gas Arctic
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: 6nm south of Dungeness, England.
Collision between rigid inflatable boat Morfil and high speed passenger catamaran Sun Clipper with 2 people ejected from Morfil
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Blackfriars Road Bridge, River Thames, England.
Collision between ro-ro cargo vessel Thelisis and trawler Our Sarah Jayne resulting in the trawler flooding and sinking
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Thames Estuary, England.
Collision between ro-ro passenger ferry Red Eagle and coastal tanker Humber Energy
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Near the West Bramble buoy off the south coast of England.
Collision between ro-ro passenger ferry Stena Britannica and tug Fairplay 22 with loss of 2 lives
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
German registered tug Fairplay 22 capsized after collision with the UK-registered vessel on the Nieuwe Waterweg near Hook of Holland. Lead investigation state: Holland.
Collision between ro-ro passenger vessel Scottish Viking and prawn trawler Homeland with loss of 1 life
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: 4.2 miles off St Abb's Head, Scotland.
Collision between sailing yacht Bluebell of Warsash and an unidentified ship with 3 people injured
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: 23 miles south of The Needles, Isle of Wight, England.
Collision between sailing yacht Ibis and container vessel OOCL Malaysia resulting in Ibis sinking
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Port of Southampton, England.
Collision between sailing yacht Ile D Yeu and chemical tanker Dutch Progress with yacht sinking
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: 4 miles east of Whitby, England.
Collision between standby vessel Strilmøy and pair trawler Harvester resulting in Harvester sinking
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: 130 miles north-east of Peterhead, Scotland.
Collision between stern trawler Aspire and scallop dredger Mariscos
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Off east coast of Northern Ireland.
Collision between stern trawler Beverley Ann II and ro-ro cargo/vehicle carrier Cypress Pass
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: 12 miles south-east of the River Tyne, England.
Collision between stern trawler Saint Jacques and products tanker Gudermes
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: In the Dover Strait, off the south east coast of England.
Collision between stern trawlers Karen and Sapphire Stone resulting in Karen sinking
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Off Cambeltown, Scotland.
Collision between tanker Ras Laffan and twin rig trawler Ashlon
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: North east of Fraserburgh, Scotland.
Collision between trawler Aquarius and oil tanker Alfa Germania
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Off Blyth, England.
Collision between trawler Sant Yann II and container vessel Velazquez
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Collision between a French registered fishing vessel and UK registered container vessel near the Ouessant TSS, France. Lead investigation state: France
Collision between trawlers Sunrise and Ocean Dawn while pair trawling
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: North Sea.
Collision between tug Chiefton and its tow resulting in tug capsizing and sinking with loss of 1 life
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Greenwich Reach, River Thames, England.
Collision between tug Christos XXII and its tow, former fisheries protection vessel Emsstrom which later sank
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Off Hope’s Nose, Tor Bay, England.
Collision, or close-quarter situation, between trawler Ocean Hound and unknown vessel resulting in trawler capsizing with loss of 5 lives
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Off Ramsgate, England.
Console detachment from rigid inflatable boat Partner 1
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Studland Bay, Poole, England.