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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
Cargo shift in heavy weather on vehicle carrier Grande Detroit
Location: Off Land's End, Cornwall, England.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Catastrophic failure of capacitor in aft harmonic filter room on passenger cruise ship RMS Queen Mary 2
Location: Approaching Barcelona, Spain.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Catastrophic failure of the hull of dumb barge Henty Supplier
Location: Huskisson Dock No 3, Liverpool, England.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Catastrophic failure of windlass hydraulic motor on oil tanker Stellar Voyager
Location: Off Tees Bay, England.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Close-quarters situation between bulk carrier Barbara and product tanker Maersk Borneo
Location: Dover Strait Traffic Separation Scheme off the south east coast of England.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Close-quarters situation between bulk carrier Elm and stern trawler Suzanne
Location: 12 miles south-east of Plymouth, England.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Close-quarters situation between cargo vessel Linda Buck and stern trawler Jubilee Quest
Location: Off Cromer, England.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Close-quarters situation between feeder container vessel Mathilda and gill netter Lady Hamilton of Helford
Location: 7 miles east-south-east of Lizard Point, Cornwall, England.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Close-quarters situation between fishing vessel Roseanne and dry cargo vessel Sven Dede
Location: 1.5 miles east of the Port of Tyne, England.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Close-quarters situation between fishing vessel Telesis and oil tanker Amenity
Location: 4 miles east of Yorkshire, England.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Close-quarters situation between general cargo vessel Hoo Finch and bulk carrier Front Viewer
Location: Off the River Humber, England.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
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 products tanker Bro Axel and beam trawler Noordhinder resulting in Bro Axel grounding
Location: Port of Milford Haven, Wales.
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
Close-quarters situation between tankers Rubino and Linda Kosan
Location: Humber Traffic Separation Scheme, England.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Close-quarters situation involving liquid petroleum gas tanker Monsoon and its contact with mooring dolphin
Location: River Humber, England.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Collapse of a mezzanine deck on board ro-ro passenger ferry St Helen
Location: Fishbourne Ferry Terminal, Isle of Wight, England.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Collapse of cargo containers during heavy weather on container vessel Annabella
Location: In the Baltic Sea near Gotland Island, Sweden.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Collapse of portable hold bulkhead on combi-coaster Nordstrand with 1 person injured and loss of 1 life
Location: Agencia Maritima Portillo, Seville, Spain.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Collapse of stack on container feeder vessel Husky Racer resulting in loss of 18 containers overboard
Location: Berth Stomkaje, Port of Bremerhaven, Germany.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Collision between 2 powerboats during a junior racing event resulting in 1 person injured
Location: Portland Harbour, England.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Collision between 2 rigid inflatable boats carrying a number of children resulting in 3 people injured
Location: Cardiff Bay, Wales.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Collision between aggregates carrier Brenda Prior and DUKW amphibious passenger vehicle Beatrice
Location: Lambeth Pier, River Thames, England.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Collision between aggregates dredger Bowbelle and passenger vessel Marchioness resulting in Marchioness sinking with loss of 51 lives
Location: River Thames, 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 Philomena and general cargo vessel Union Arbo
Location: Off Newlyn, Cornwall, England.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Collision between beam trawler Vrouw Grietje and ro-ro passenger ferry European Tideway
Location: North Sea.
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 bulk carrier Alam Pintar and potter Etoile des Ondes resulting in potter sinking with loss of 1 life
Location: 15 miles north of the Cherbourg Peninsula, France.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Collision between bulk carrier George Lyras and 5 unlit drifting barges
Location: Tilbury, River Thames, England.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Collision between bulk carrier Kinsale and general cargo vessel EastFern
Location: Off Dover, England.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Collision between bulk carrier Seagate and refrigerated-cargo vessel Timor Stream
Location: 24 nm north of the Dominican Republic.
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 chain ferry Bramble Bush Bay and 4 racing yachts resulting in 1 yacht sinking
Location: Entrance to Poole Harbour, England.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Collision between chemical tanker Orakai and beam trawler Margriet
Location: North Hinder Junction, North Sea, UK
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Collision between chemical tanker Oriental Jasmin and beam trawler De Vrouw Marie
Location: English Channel.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Collision between chemical tanker Reno and stern trawler Ocean Rose
Location: Off Whitby, 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 cargo vessel Maritime Lady, then contact with capsized wreck of Maritime Lady by tanker Sunny Blossom and its grounding
Location: Elbe River, Germany.
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 Boxford and twin beam trawler Admiral Blake
Location: 29nm off Start Point, Dartmouth, England.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Collision between container vessel Cepheus J and general cargo vessel Ileksa
Location: The Kattegat off Denmark.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Collision between container vessel CMA CGM Florida and bulk carrier Chou Shan
Location: 140 miles east of Shanghai in the East China Sea.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Collision between container vessel Cosco Hongkong and fish transportation vessel Zhe Ling Yu Yun 135 with loss of 11 lives
Location: East China Sea.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Collision between container vessel Ever Smart and oil tanker Alexandra 1
Location: Port of Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
29 Feb 2016
MAIB
Collision between container vessel Lephreeto and side trawler Mare Lycium resulting in trawler sinking
Location: Celtic Sea.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch