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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.
About these bodies
| Body | Remit | Reports |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Common topics (last 2 years)
Reports
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Dragging anchor and grounding by general cargo vessel Baltic Champ
Location: Off Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Scotland.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Dragging anchor and grounding of general cargo vessel Harvest Caroline
Location: Tanera More, Summer Isles, Scotland.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Dragging anchor and grounding of general cargo vessel Manaav Star
Location: Camber Sands, Rye, England.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Dragging anchor and grounding of general cargo vessel Thunder
Location: Mostyn Bank, Wales.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Dragging anchor and grounding of liquid petroleum gas carrier Happy Lady
Location: Off Shoebury Ness, Thames Estuary, England.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Dragging anchor and grounding of oil/chemical tanker Astral
Location: Princessa Shoal off the Isle of Wight, England.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Dragging anchor and grounding of ro-ro passenger ferry Stena Alegra
Location: Off Karlskrona, Sweden.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Dragging anchor and grounding of tanker Willy
Location: Cawsand Bay, Plymouth Sound, England.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Dragging anchor by product carrier Young Lady resulting in snagging and damaging of gas pipeline
Location: in Tees Bay, England.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Dragging anchor by product tanker Mariella
Location: Weymouth Bay, England.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Dragging anchor on multiple occasions by ro-ro passenger vessel Ropax 1 and contact made with refinery monobuoy
Location: Algeciras Bay, Spain.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Drowning in swimming pool on the passenger cruise ship Sapphire Princess with loss of 1 life
Location: East China Sea
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Ejection of 2 people from rigid inflatable boat Atlantis resulting in loss of 1 life
Location: Off Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, England.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Ejection of 2 people from rigid inflatable boat resulting in loss of 2 lives
Location: Milarrochy Bay, Loch Lomond, Scotland.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Ejection of 3 people overboard from rigid inflatable boat with loss of 1 life
Location: River Test, Southampton, England.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Ejection of 6 people from rigid inflatable boat Milly resulting in 3 people injured, 2 seriously and loss of 2 lives
Location: Camel Estuary, Cornwall, 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
Electrical failure and subsequent grounding of feeder container vessel Clonlee
Location: River Tyne, England.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Electrical failure and subsequent grounding of ro-ro cargo vessel Moondance
Location: Warrenpoint Harbour, Northern Ireland.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Electrical failure on ro-ro cargo vessel West Express resulting in contact with quay
Location: Port of Heysham, England.
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
Entanglement in moorings of smaller vessels by ro-ro cargo ferry Claymore during attempt to berth
Location: St Margaret's Hope Harbour, Orkney, Scotland.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Entanglement of diving umbilical cord with propeller of self-propelled crane Norma
Location: Dover Strait off the south east coast of England.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Entanglement while hauling gear on stern trawler Our Boy Andrew with loss of 1 life
Location: 9 miles east of Eddystone Rocks, off Cornwall, England.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Entanglement while shooting fishing gear from twin rig stern trawler Solstice II with loss of 1 life
Location: 25 miles south-west of Rockall in North Atlantic Ocean.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Entanglement with net drum on prawn trawler Patsy B with loss of 1 life
Location: Off the Isle of Arran, Scotland.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Entanglement with winch whipping drum rope on scallop dredger Danielle with 1 person injured
Location: 7 miles south-south-east of Falmouth, England.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Entry to a confined space on general cargo vessel Baltiyskiy-107 with loss of 1 life
Location: On passage in the North Sea.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Entry to enclosed space on bulk carrier Diamond Bulker with 1 person injured and loss of 2 lives
Location: Anchored in Lough Foyle, Londonderry, Northern Ireland.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Entry to enclosed space on dry cargo vessel Sava Lake with loss of 2 lives
Location: Approaching the Dover Strait off the south east coast of England.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Entry to enclosed space on emergency response rescue vessel Viking Islay with loss of 3 lives
Location: Amethyst gas field, 25 miles off the East Yorkshire coast, England.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Entry to enclosed space on passenger cruise ship Saga Rose with 1 person injured and loss of 1 life
Location: Berthed at Port of Southampton, England.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Escape of steam/hot water from pipeline on passenger cruise ship Queen Elizabeth 2 with 1 person injured and loss of 1 life
Location: Mid Atlantic.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Explosion and fire on coastal tanker Border Heather after loading volatile cargo of motor spirit
Location: Grangemouth Docks, Scotland.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Explosion and subsequent sinking of crabber Fleur de Lys with 4 people injured
Location: 18 miles south-east of Portland Bill, England.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Explosion and subsequent sinking of prawn trawler/mussel dredger Tullaghmurry Lass with loss of 3 lives
Location: In the Irish Sea off Kilkeel, Northern Ireland.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Explosion of starboard boiler on liquid natural gas tanker Hilli with 1 person injured and loss of 1 life
Location: Grand Bahama Shipyard, Freeport, Grand Bahama.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Explosion on sail training vessel Lord Trenchard with 4 people injured
Location: Berthed in Poole Harbour, England.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Failure of automatic release hook during fast rescue craft deployment from royal fleet auxilliary vessel Mounts Bay
Location: Lyme Bay, England.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Failure of cargo pump and subsequent explosion on tanker Esso Mersey with loss of 2 lives
Location: Fawley Marine Terminal, Southampton, England.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Failure of controllable pitch propeller of chemical tanker Key Bora resulting in contact with jetty
Location: Alexandra Dock, Hull, England.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Failure of controllable pitch propeller on cargo vessel CFL Patron resulting in contact with lock gates and tug Guardsman
Location: Immingham Docks, England.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Failure of controllable pitch propeller on general cargo vessel Saffier resulting in contact with berthed tug Svitzer Ferriby
Location: Port of Immingham, England.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Failure of davit assembly during launch of fast rescue craft from royal fleet auxiliary vessel Mounts Bay
Location: Berthed at Faslane, Scotland.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Failure of fuel supply on tug Luvly Jubbly resulting in grounding of its tow, dumb barge Lond Sands
Location: Weymouth Bay, England.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Failure of lifeboat bowsing gear on ro-ro passenger ferry P&OSL Aquitaine
Location: Undergoing a refit in dry dock at Falmouth Port, England.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Failure of lifeboat davit on dry cargo vessel St Rognvald resulting in 5 people injured
Location: Coastal waters off Scotland.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch