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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.
13,057 reports
11,352 AAIB (air)
1,103 MAIB (marine)
602 RAIB (rail)
Reports
Grounding of stern trawler Jack Abry II
Location: Isle of Rum, Scotland.Grounding of stern trawler Lomur
Location: The approaches to Scalloway, Shetland Islands, Scotland.Grounding of stern trawler Primrose
Location: Island of Rum, Scotland.Grounding of stern trawler Resplendent
Location: The approaches to Bluemull Sound, Shetland Islands, Scotland.Grounding of trawler Girl Jane
Location: 0.75 mile west of Polperro, Cornwall, England.Grounding of tug Svitzer Waterston during familarisation trials
Location: Near Chapel Rocks, Milford Haven, England.Grounding of twin-rig stern trawler Prospect and subsequent sinking while under tow
Location: Grounding on Skibby Baas, sinking at entrance to Lerwick Harbour, Scotland.Grounding of yacht Siesta during delivery voyage with loss of 1 life
Location: Thames Estuary.Grounding on uncharted bank of jack-up barge Octopus while being towed by tug Harald
Location: Stronsay Firth, near the Orkney Islands, Scotland.Groundings made by general cargo vessel Sea Mithril while approaching port
Location: Grove Port, River Trent, England.Heavy landing during trip on commercial motor boat Ocean Ranger with 6 people injured
Location: Twll-A- Dyllyn (or the Devil’s Hole), Ramsey Island, Wales.Heavy landing on a rigid inflatable boat with 1 person injured
Location: River Thames, England.Heavy landing on rigid inflatable boat Celtic Pioneer with 1 person injured
Location: Bristol Channel, near Penath, Wales.Heavy weather damage on container vessel Maersk Newport and subsequent fire during repairs
Location: Heavy weather 50 miles west of Guernsey, Channel Islands, fire at container berth in Algeciras, Spain.Heavy weather damage to passenger cruise ship Oriana
Location: On passage in the North AtlanticHeavy weather damage to passenger cruise ship Pacific Star
Location: Off Auckland, New Zealand.Heavy weather damage to passenger hovercraft The Princess Anne
Location: Off Dover, England.Heavy weather damage to ro-ro passenger ferry HRossey
Location: Off the Shetland Islands, Scotland.Heavy weather encountered by passenger cruise ship Pacific Sun with 77 people injured
Location: 200 miles off north north east of North Cape, New Zealand.Hull failure of rigid inflatable boat Big Yellow
Location: Porthmeor Beach, St Ives Bay, Cornwall, England.Ignition of debris during firing of cannon on replica 3-masted frigate Grand Turk with 1 person injured
Location: Berthed at Portsmouth, England.Inadvertant release of carbon dioxide in heavy weather and subsequent disabling of ro-ro vehicle carrier Figaro
Location: Near Wolf Rock off Land's End, Cornwall, England.Inadvertent launching of lifeboat from coastal products tanker Solent Fisher
Location: Off Plymouth, England.Inadvertent release of fast rescue craft from platform supply/safety standby vessel Viking Discovery with 4 people injured
Location: UK coastal waters.Inadvertent release of on-load release hook causing lifeboat to fall from bulk carrier Hoegh Duke with 6 people injured and loss of 6 lives
Location: Surabaya, Sumatra, Indonesia.Inadvertent release of pressurised hot water on container vessel Safmarine Nuba with 1 person injured
Location: Port of Rotterdam, Netherlands.Incorrect painter release hook connection causing rescue boat to fall from ro-ro passenger ferry Pride of Bilbao with 2 people injured
Location: Cherbourg Harbour, France.Keel failure and capsize of sailing yacht Hooligan V with loss of 1 life
Location: 10 miles south of Prawle Point, Devon, England.Large wash waves from high speed passenger craft Portsmouth Express hit shore with 5 people injured
Location: East Cowes, Isle of Wight, England.Large wave shipped over deck of container vessel Maersk Kithira with 1 person injured and loss of 1 life
Location: South China SeaLarge waves shipped over mooring deck of crude oil tanker FR8 Venture with 1 person injured and loss of 2 lives
Location: Near to west pilot station to Scapa Flow in the Orkney Islands, Scotland.Lifeboat winch failure during routine drill on passenger cruise ship Arcadia with 1 person injured
Location: Port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain.Lifting arrangement failure between heavy lift barge Enak and general cargo vessel Loveletter with 1 person injured and loss of 1 life
Location: Sunderland Docks, England.Lifting equipment failure on self-propelled floating sheerleg crane Cormorant
Location: Berthed at the Port of Southampton, England.Lifting wire failures on fast rescue craft davit of stand-by vessel Dea Fighter with total of 3 people injured
Location: First incident at Aberdeen Harbour, Scotland, second incident at Buchan Alpha Offshore Installation.Listing, abandonment and subsequent sinking of cargo vessel Irving Forest
Location: North Atlantic.Loss of cargo containers overboard during heavy weather from container vessel P&O Nedlloyd Genoa
Location: North Atlantic Ocean.Loss of engine oil pressure on coastal tanker Breaksea
Location: 4 miles south of Tuskar Rock, Republic of Ireland.Loss of propulsion and main electrical power on passenger cruise ship Canberra
Location: Off the Isle of Wight, England.Loss of propulsion on ro-ro passenger ferry Stena Europe
Location: Off Rosslare, Republic of Ireland.Machinery breakdown and subsequent fire on container vessel Maersk Doha
Location: Chesapeake Bay off Norfolk, Virginia, United States of America.Machinery failure and subsequent flooding of long liner Port of Ayr
Location: 32nm north west of Shetland, Scotland.Machinery failure on passenger/freight ro-ro ferry Pride of Calais resulting in contact with berth
Location: Port of Calais, France.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.Main engine failure on oil tanker Thames Fisher
Location: Southampton Water, England.Major leak of liquefied propane from liquid gas carrier Ennerdale
Location: Fawley Marine Terminal, Southampton, England.Mechanical failure on ro-ro passenger ferry Isle of Arran resulting in contact with linkspan
Location: Kennacraig, West Loch Tarbert, Kintyre, Scotland.Missing dinghy with loss of 4 lives
Location: Near Dalmally, Loch Awe, Scotland.Mooring rope pulled from ro-ro cargo vessel Sea Centurion after becoming caught in propulsion unit of a tug, with loss of 1 life
Location: Unmooring operation at Portsmouth Naval Base, England.Movement of chain on slipway while chain ferry Bramble Bush Bay was approaching with 1 person injured
Location: Approaching Studland slipway, England.Reports by year
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 |