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 101–150 of 271 reports matching "scotland"
Collision between prawn trawlers Sapphire II and Silver Chord, resulting in Sapphire II sinking
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Off Stornoway, Scotland.
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 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 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.
Contact by stern trawler Shalimar with quay and subsequent sinking of vessel
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Scrabster Harbour, Scotland.
Contact made by bulk carrier Mornes with concrete dolphin
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Hunterston Jetty, River Clyde, Scotland.
Contact made by general cargo vessel Silves with quay
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: No 7 berth, North Quay, Montrose, Scotland.
Contact made by offshore supply vessel Caledonian Victory with berth and 7 moored small craft with 3 sinking
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Moving berth in Port of Aberdeen, Scotland.
Contact made by platform supply vessel SBS Typhoon with standby safety vessel Vos Scout and platform supply vessel Ocean Searcher
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Aberdeen Harbour, Scotland.
Contact made by platform supply vessel Skandi Foula with supply vessel OMS Resolution
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Aberdeen Harbour, Scotland.
Contact made by ro-ro passenger ferry Daggri with breakwater
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Ulsta, Shetland Islands, Scotland.
Contact made by ro-ro passenger ferry Isle of Mull with moored ferry and pier
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Oban Railway Pier, Oban Bay, Scotland.
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.
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 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 while shooting fishing gear on scallop dredger Philomena with loss of 1 life
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Moray Forth, Scotland.
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 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.
Ejection of 2 people from rigid inflatable boat resulting in loss of 2 lives
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Milarrochy Bay, Loch Lomond, Scotland.
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.
Entanglement in moorings of smaller vessels by ro-ro cargo ferry Claymore during attempt to berth
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: St Margaret's Hope Harbour, Orkney, Scotland.
Entanglement with net drum on prawn trawler Patsy B with loss of 1 life
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Off the Isle of Arran, Scotland.
Explosion and fire on coastal tanker Border Heather after loading volatile cargo of motor spirit
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Grangemouth Docks, Scotland.
Failure of davit assembly during launch of fast rescue craft from royal fleet auxiliary vessel Mounts Bay
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Berthed at Faslane, Scotland.
Failure of lifeboat davit on dry cargo vessel St Rognvald resulting in 5 people injured
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Coastal waters off Scotland.
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.
Failure of warp block on twin rig trawler Ocean Star with loss of 1 life
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: North of the Shetland Islands, Scotland.
Fall on foredeck of dive workboat Jean Elaine with loss of 1 life
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: 15nm north-west of Cape Wrath, Scotland.
Fall while climbing quay ladder from prawn trawler Osprey with loss of 1 life
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Fish Market Quay, Lochinver Harbour, Scotland.
Fire and abandonment of seiner/trawler Be Ready
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: 30 miles north-west of the Orkney Islands, Scotland.
Fire and explosion on bulk carrier Yeoman Bontrup
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Glensanda Quarry, Loch Linnhe, Scotland.
Fire and sinking of stern trawler Onward
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: 60nm off the north coast of Scotland.
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 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 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 tug SD Dexterous
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: 0.5nm north of Rhu Narrows, Gareloch, Argyll & Bute, Scotland.
Fire in machinery space of chemical tanker Multitank Ascania resulting in abandonment and drifting of the vessel
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Pentland Firth, Scotland.
Fire in pump room on standby vessel Viking Victor resulting in vessel sinking
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Off Aberdeen, Scotland.
Fire in pump room on tanker Bitfjord
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Loading berth at the Port of Dundee, Scotland.
Fire on twin rig prawn trawler Vision II, used as overnight accommodation, with loss of 3 lives
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Berthed at Fraserburgh, Scotland.
Flooding and sinking of modified trawler Ellie May with loss of 1 life
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Inner reaches of Moray Firth, Scotland.
Flooding and sinking of pair/stern trawler Jasper III
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: 90 miles north-east of Fraserburgh, Scotland.
Flooding and sinking of pair/stern trawler Radiant Star III
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: 60 miles north-east of Fraserburgh, Scotland.
Flooding and sinking of pair trawler Constant Faith
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Approximately 100 miles north-north-east of Peterhead, Scotland.
Flooding and sinking of potter Achieve with loss of 1 life
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: 6nm north-west of the Island of Taransay, Western Isles, Scotland.