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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
Close-quarters situation between liquid petroleum gas tanker Sigas Centurion and container vessel Jeppesen Maersk
Location: MPC Buoy in the Dover Straits off the south east coast of England.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Close-quarters situation between passenger cruise ship Costa Atlantica and car carrier Grand Neptune
Location: Dover Strait off the south east coast of England.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Close-quarters situation between passenger cruise vessel Queen Elizabeth 2 and ro-ro passenger ferry Pride of Kent
Location: Dover Strait off the south east coast of England.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Close-quarters situation between pilot vessel Hampshire and passenger hovercraft Freedom 90
Location: South of Gilkicker Point off the south coast of England.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Close-quarters situation between ro-ro passenger ferry Maersk Dover, crude carrier Apollonia and container vessel Maersk Vancouver
Location: Dover Strait off the south east coast of England.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Close-quarters situation between ro-ro passenger ferry Pride of Cherbourg and general cargo vessel Briarthorn
Location: Eastern Solent off the south coast of England.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Collision between aggregates dredger Sand Heron and trawler Celtit
Location: North East Traffic Lane, Dover Traffic Separation Scheme off the south east coast of England.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Collision between beam trawler Wilhelmina J and cargo vessel Zulfikar resulting in Wilhelmina J sinking with loss of 6 lives
Location: In the Dover Strait, off the south east coast of England.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Collision between cargo vessels Hampoel and Atlantic Mermaid
Location: In the Dover Strait off the south east coast of England.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Collision between container feeder vessel Herm and triple-rig trawler Nantewas
Location: 10nm west south west of Lizard Point, Cornwall, England.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Collision between container vessel Arctic Ocean and fishing vessel Marie af Hövrik
Location: Off the south-east coast of Sweden.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Collision between container vessel Philipp and scallop dredger Lynn Marie
Location: 6nm south of the Isle of Man.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Collision between container vessel P&O Nedlloyd Vespucci and sailing yacht Wahkuna resulting in yacht sinking
Location: English Channel off south coast of England.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Collision between fishing vessel Natalie and unlit barge towed by tug Bay Protector
Location: Off south west coast of England.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Collision between general cargo vessel Andrina F and beam trawler Zeldenrust
Location: East of Goodwin Sands, 18nm south east of Ramsgate, England
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Collision between general cargo vessel Ash and chemical tanker Dutch Aquamarine resulting in capsize and sinking of Ash with loss of 1 life
Location: South west lane of the Dover Traffic Separation Scheme off the south east coast of England.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Collision between general cargo vessel Celtic King and beam trawler De Bounty
Location: South of The Smalls Traffic Separation Scheme off the south-west coast of Wales.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Collision between general cargo vessel Paula C and bulk carrier Darya Gayatri
Location: South-west lane of the Dover Strait Traffic Separation Scheme, off the south east coast of England.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Collision between general cargo vessel Scot Isles and bulk carrier Wadi Halfa
Location: Dover Strait off the south east coast of England.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Collision between high speed passenger craft Diamant and ro-ro passenger ferry Northern Merchant
Location: 3 miles south east of Dover, England.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Collision between liquid gas carrier Gas Monarch and sailing yacht Whispa
Location: 6 miles east south east of Lowestoft, England.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Collision between multipurpose cargo vessel Rickmers Dubai with a crane barge, Walcon Wizard, being towed by tug Kingston
Location: South-west traffic lane of Dover Strait Traffic Separation Scheme, off the south east coast of England.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Collision between oil tankers Saetta and Conger on completion of ship to ship transfer
Location: 9.5 miles south east of Southwold, England.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Collision between refrigerated cargo vessel Pasadena Universal and bulk carrier Nordheim
Location: In the Dover Strait off the south east coast of England.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Collision between refrigerated cargo vessel Spring Bok and liquid petroleum gas tanker Gas Arctic
Location: 6nm south of Dungeness, England.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Collision between ro-ro passenger ferry Red Eagle and coastal tanker Humber Energy
Location: Near the West Bramble buoy off the south coast of England.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Collision between sailing yacht Bluebell of Warsash and an unidentified ship with 3 people injured
Location: 23 miles south of The Needles, Isle of Wight, England.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Collision between sailing yacht Ibis and container vessel OOCL Malaysia resulting in Ibis sinking
Location: Port of Southampton, England.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Collision between stern trawler Beverley Ann II and ro-ro cargo/vehicle carrier Cypress Pass
Location: 12 miles south-east of the River Tyne, England.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Collision between stern trawler Saint Jacques and products tanker Gudermes
Location: In the Dover Strait, off the south east coast of England.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Contact made by aggregates dredger Donald Redford with pier
Location: Hythe Pier on Southampton Water on the south coast of England.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Contact made by product tanker Vallermosa with oil tankers Navion Fennia and BW Orinoco
Location: Fawley Marine Terminal, Southampton, England.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Contact made by ro-ro cargo ferry Clipper Point with quay and 2 berthed ships
Location: South Quay, Port of Heysham, England.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Contact made by ro-ro freight carrier Gran Canaria Car and linkspan
Serious damage to freight carrier and no. 105 linkspan at the Port of Southampton, England.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Contact made by ro-ro passenger ferry Pride of Provence with harbour breakwater resulting in 30 people injured
Location: Southern breakwater of Dover Harbour, England.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Contact made by ro-ro passenger ferry Red Falcon with linkspan
Location: Town Quay, Southampton, England.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Contact made by Vector V40R powerboat with navigation buoy with 3 people injured
Location: Southampton Water, England.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Crush incident involving power operated watertight door on passenger cruise ship Royal Princess with 1 person injured
Location: North East Traffic Lane, Dover Traffic Separation Scheme off the south east coast of England.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Crush incident on tanker Nicos IV while letting tug Tenax go, with 1 person injured
Location: Fawley Oil Terminal, Southampton, England.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Detachment and collapse of crane on chemical/products tanker Overseas Camar with 1 person injured
Location: Fawley Marine Terminal, Southampton, England.
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
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 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 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 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 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 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
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
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 towing arrangement on tug Englishman while towing general cargo vessel Germania with loss of 1 life
Location: 30 miles south of Isle of Wight, England.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch