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 1–50 of 53 reports matching "engine" from MAIB
Catastrophic engine failure and subsequent fire on board the site investigation vessel Kommandor Susan
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: the Firth of Forth, Scotland.
Auxiliary engine room fire on board the ro-ro cargo ship Finnmaster
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Hull, England.
Accident to chief engineer on board motor yacht Baton Rouge with loss of 1 life
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Falmouth Harbour, Antigua.
Engine room fire on board ro-ro passenger ferry Stena Europe
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: approaching Fishguard, Wales.
Engine room fire on LPG carrier Moritz Schulte with loss of 1 life
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Antwerp, Belgium.
Two catastrophic engine failures, one resulting in a fire, on board ro-ro passenger ferry Wight Sky
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Entrance to Lymington River, and Lymington Pier, England.
Engine room fire on ro-ro passenger ferry Pride of Hull
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Humber Estuary, England.
Engine failure and subsequent fire on ro-ro cargo vessel Finlandia Seaways with 1 person injured
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: 11 miles east of Lowestoft, England.
Catastrophic engine failure and fire on board ro-ro passenger ferry Wight Sky
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, England.
Catastrophic engine failure resulting in a fire on crew transfer vessel Windcat 8
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Off the Lincolnshire coast, England.
Explosion on Japanese registered container vessel Manhattan Bridge with loss of 1 life
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Auxiliary boiler explosion in the engine room while vessel was berthing at Felixstowe container terminal. Lead investigation state: Japan.
Fire in the engine room on the suction dredger Arco Avon with loss of 1 life
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: 12 miles off the coast of Great Yarmouth, England.
Electrical failure and loss of starboard engines on ro-ro passenger ferry European Endeavour resulting in contact with linkspan
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Number 7 linkspan, Port of Calais, France.
Engine failure and fire on DUKW amphibious passenger vessel Mistress Quickly
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Lambeth Bridge, River Thames, England.
Engine failure and subsequent grounding of oil tanker Braer
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Garths Ness, Shetland, Scotland.
Engine failure, grounding and loss of long liner Spinningdale
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Village Bay, St Kilda, Scotland.
Engine failure on container vessel Savannah Express and subsequent contact with linkspan
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Southampton Docks, England.
Failure of main engine on product tanker Audacity and subsequent parting of tow rope from tug Red Wolf with 1 person injured
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Engine failure, 8nm East of Flamborough Head, England. Injury, 1nm east of Fairway buoy off Aberdeen, Scotland.
Fire and sinking of passenger transfer catamaran ECC Topaz during engine trials
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: 11nm off Lowestoft, England.
Fire in engine room and subsequent abandonment of twin rig trawler Denarius
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: 83 miles north north-east off Kinnaird Head, Scotland.
Fire in engine room of beam trawler Our Roseanne
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Haile Sands at the entrance to the River Humber, England.
Fire in engine room of general cargo vessel Saline
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Approaches to the Humber Estuary, England.
Fire in engine room of passenger vessel RMS St Helena
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: South of the Isles of Scilly.
Fire in engine room of ro-ro passenger ferry Isle of Inishmore
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Berthed at in Pembroke Dock, England.
Fire in engine room of ro-ro passenger ferry Norsea
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Off Norfolk, England.
Fire in engine room of ro-ro passenger ferry Sally Star with 1 person injured
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Off Ramsgate, England.
Fire in engine room of twin-rig prawn stern trawler Amy Harris III
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Off the Isle of Arran, Scotland.
Fire in engine room of twin rig trawler Elegance followed by second fire resulting in flooding and sinking
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: 1st fire off the Shetland Islands, Scotland. 2nd fire off North Ronaldsay, Scotland.
Fire in engine room of wind farm workboat Windcat 3
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Robin Rigg Offshore Wind Farm in the Solway Firth, Scotland.
Fire in engine room on beam trawler vessel De Kaper
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: 30 miles off Hanstholm, Denmark.
Fire in engine room on bulk carrier St Georgij with 1 person injured and loss of 1 life
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Off Hartlepool, England.
Fire in engine room on cargo vessel Corner Brook
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: North Atlantic Ocean.
Fire in engine room on dive support vessel CSO Wellservicer with 1 person injured
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Entering Stavanger, Norway.
Fire in engine room on high speed passenger craft Stena Explorer
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Entering Holyhead Harbour, Wales.
Fire in engine room on high speed passenger ferry Stena Lynx III
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Off Fishguard, Wales.
Fire in engine room on multipurpose trawler Kingfisher II
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: 5 miles east of North Uist in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.
Fire in engine room on offshore tug/supply vessel Toisa Gryphon
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: 150 miles off the Isles of Scilly.
Fire in engine room on passenger cruise ship The Calypso
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: 16 miles south of Beachy Head, England.
Fire in engine room on pilot boat Haven Hawk
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: 19 miles south east of Harwich, England.
Fire in engine room on ro-ro passenger ferry Pride of Canterbury
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Port of Calais, France.
Fire in engine room on ro-ro passenger ferry Pride of Le Havre
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Near Nab Tower, off the Isle of Wight, England.
Fire in engine room on stern trawler Ocean Challenge resulting in vessel sinking
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: North Sea.
Fire in engine room on tug SD Dexterous
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: 0.5nm north of Rhu Narrows, Gareloch, Argyll & Bute, Scotland.
Flooding, engine failure and grounding of refrigerated cargo vessel Green Lily with loss of 1 life during rescue
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Off Shetland Islands, Scotland.
Flooding in engine room and subsequent sinking of fishing vessel Maranatha
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Off the Shetland Islands, Scotland.
Flooding in engine room of general cargo vessel Sonia
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: 6 miles south-east of Saint Catherine’s Point, Isle of Wight, England.
Flooding in engine room on passenger cruise ship Queen Elizabeth 2
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Mid Atlantic.
Loss of engine oil pressure on coastal tanker Breaksea
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: 4 miles south of Tuskar Rock, Republic of Ireland.
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.
Main engine failure on oil tanker Thames Fisher
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Southampton Water, England.