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Transport Safety Investigations

13,057 reports 11,352 AAIB (air) 1,103 MAIB (marine) 602 RAIB (rail)

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 Air Accidents Investigation Branch — independent civil aviation accident investigations 11,352
MAIB Marine Marine Accident Investigation Branch — shipping and vessel accident investigations 1,103
RAIB Rail Rail Accident Investigation Branch — railway accident and incident investigations 602

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Reports

Showing 1–50 of 54 matching "engine" · MAIB
27 Aug 2026 MAIB Contact of the roll-on/roll-off passenger ferry Stena Estrid with a jetty, resulting in a hull puncture and engine room flooding Location: Holyhead Port, Wales. Marine Accident Investigation Branch
6 May 2026 MAIB Catastrophic engine failure and subsequent fire on board the site investigation vessel Kommandor Susan Location: the Firth of Forth, Scotland. Marine Accident Investigation Branch
18 Sep 2025 MAIB Auxiliary engine room fire on board the ro-ro cargo ship Finnmaster Location: Hull, England. Marine Accident Investigation Branch
23 Jan 2025 MAIB Accident to chief engineer on board motor yacht Baton Rouge with loss of 1 life Location: Falmouth Harbour, Antigua. Marine Accident Investigation Branch
12 Dec 2024 MAIB Engine room fire on board ro-ro passenger ferry Stena Europe Location: approaching Fishguard, Wales. Marine Accident Investigation Branch
17 Aug 2023 MAIB Engine room fire on LPG carrier Moritz Schulte with loss of 1 life Location: Antwerp, Belgium. Marine Accident Investigation Branch
28 Apr 2022 MAIB Two catastrophic engine failures, one resulting in a fire, on board ro-ro passenger ferry Wight Sky Location: Entrance to Lymington River, and Lymington Pier, England. Marine Accident Investigation Branch
16 Dec 2021 MAIB Engine room fire on ro-ro passenger ferry Pride of Hull Location: Humber Estuary, England. Marine Accident Investigation Branch
25 Feb 2021 MAIB Engine failure and subsequent fire on ro-ro cargo vessel Finlandia Seaways with 1 person injured Location: 11 miles east of Lowestoft, England. Marine Accident Investigation Branch
18 Jul 2018 MAIB Catastrophic engine failure and fire on board ro-ro passenger ferry Wight Sky Location: Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, England. Marine Accident Investigation Branch
28 Feb 2018 MAIB Catastrophic engine failure resulting in a fire on crew transfer vessel Windcat 8 Location: Off the Lincolnshire coast, England. Marine Accident Investigation Branch
12 Feb 2018 MAIB Explosion on Japanese registered container vessel Manhattan Bridge with loss of 1 life Auxiliary boiler explosion in the engine room while vessel was berthing at Felixstowe container terminal. Lead investigation state: Japan. Marine Accident Investigation Branch
1 Sep 2016 MAIB Fire in the engine room on the suction dredger Arco Avon with loss of 1 life Location: 12 miles off the coast of Great Yarmouth, England. Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016 MAIB Electrical failure and loss of starboard engines on ro-ro passenger ferry European Endeavour resulting in contact with linkspan Location: Number 7 linkspan, Port of Calais, France. Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016 MAIB Engine failure and fire on DUKW amphibious passenger vessel Mistress Quickly Location: Lambeth Bridge, River Thames, England. Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016 MAIB Engine failure and subsequent grounding of oil tanker Braer Location: Garths Ness, Shetland, Scotland. Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016 MAIB Engine failure, grounding and loss of long liner Spinningdale Location: Village Bay, St Kilda, Scotland. Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016 MAIB Engine failure on container vessel Savannah Express and subsequent contact with linkspan Location: Southampton Docks, England. Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016 MAIB Failure of main engine on product tanker Audacity and subsequent parting of tow rope from tug Red Wolf with 1 person injured Location: Engine failure, 8nm East of Flamborough Head, England. Injury, 1nm east of Fairway buoy off Aberdeen, Scotland. Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016 MAIB Fire and sinking of passenger transfer catamaran ECC Topaz during engine trials Location: 11nm off Lowestoft, England. Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016 MAIB Fire in engine room and subsequent abandonment of twin rig trawler Denarius Location: 83 miles north north-east off Kinnaird Head, Scotland. Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016 MAIB Fire in engine room of beam trawler Our Roseanne Location: Haile Sands at the entrance to the River Humber, England. Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016 MAIB Fire in engine room of general cargo vessel Saline Location: Approaches to the Humber Estuary, England. Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016 MAIB Fire in engine room of passenger vessel RMS St Helena Location: South of the Isles of Scilly. Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016 MAIB Fire in engine room of ro-ro passenger ferry Isle of Inishmore Location: Berthed at in Pembroke Dock, England. Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016 MAIB Fire in engine room of ro-ro passenger ferry Norsea Location: Off Norfolk, England. Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016 MAIB Fire in engine room of ro-ro passenger ferry Sally Star with 1 person injured Location: Off Ramsgate, England. Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016 MAIB Fire in engine room of twin-rig prawn stern trawler Amy Harris III Location: Off the Isle of Arran, Scotland. Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016 MAIB Fire in engine room of twin rig trawler Elegance followed by second fire resulting in flooding and sinking Location: 1st fire off the Shetland Islands, Scotland. 2nd fire off North Ronaldsay, Scotland. Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016 MAIB Fire in engine room of wind farm workboat Windcat 3 Location: Robin Rigg Offshore Wind Farm in the Solway Firth, Scotland. Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016 MAIB Fire in engine room on beam trawler vessel De Kaper Location: 30 miles off Hanstholm, Denmark. Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016 MAIB Fire in engine room on bulk carrier St Georgij with 1 person injured and loss of 1 life Location: Off Hartlepool, England. Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016 MAIB Fire in engine room on cargo vessel Corner Brook Location: North Atlantic Ocean. Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016 MAIB Fire in engine room on dive support vessel CSO Wellservicer with 1 person injured Location: Entering Stavanger, Norway. Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016 MAIB Fire in engine room on high speed passenger craft Stena Explorer Location: Entering Holyhead Harbour, Wales. Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016 MAIB Fire in engine room on high speed passenger ferry Stena Lynx III Location: Off Fishguard, Wales. Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016 MAIB Fire in engine room on multipurpose trawler Kingfisher II Location: 5 miles east of North Uist in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016 MAIB Fire in engine room on offshore tug/supply vessel Toisa Gryphon Location: 150 miles off the Isles of Scilly. Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016 MAIB Fire in engine room on passenger cruise ship The Calypso Location: 16 miles south of Beachy Head, England. Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016 MAIB Fire in engine room on pilot boat Haven Hawk Location: 19 miles south east of Harwich, England. Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016 MAIB Fire in engine room on ro-ro passenger ferry Pride of Canterbury Location: Port of Calais, France. Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016 MAIB Fire in engine room on ro-ro passenger ferry Pride of Le Havre Location: Near Nab Tower, off the Isle of Wight, England. Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016 MAIB Fire in engine room on stern trawler Ocean Challenge resulting in vessel sinking Location: North Sea. Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016 MAIB Fire in engine room on tug SD Dexterous Location: 0.5nm north of Rhu Narrows, Gareloch, Argyll & Bute, Scotland. Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016 MAIB Flooding, engine failure and grounding of refrigerated cargo vessel Green Lily with loss of 1 life during rescue Location: Off Shetland Islands, Scotland. Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016 MAIB Flooding in engine room and subsequent sinking of fishing vessel Maranatha Location: Off the Shetland Islands, Scotland. Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016 MAIB Flooding in engine room of general cargo vessel Sonia Location: 6 miles south-east of Saint Catherine’s Point, Isle of Wight, England. Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016 MAIB Flooding in engine room on passenger cruise ship Queen Elizabeth 2 Location: Mid Atlantic. Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016 MAIB Loss of engine oil pressure on coastal tanker Breaksea Location: 4 miles south of Tuskar Rock, Republic of Ireland. Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016 MAIB Main engine failure on general cargo vessel Fri Stream and subsequent slipping of mooring rope with 1 person injured Location: Engine failure at off Orkney, Scotland. Injury at Kirkwall, Scotland. Marine Accident Investigation Branch