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.
Source · Transport safety
Transport safety investigations
Air, marine and rail accident investigation reports from the UK's independent investigation bodies. Each record links to the investigation body's own report.
13,068 reports
11,358 AAIB (air)
1,106 MAIB (marine)
604 RAIB (rail)
Reports 54 records
Catastrophic engine failure and subsequent fire on board the site investigation vessel Kommandor Susan ↗
Location: the Firth of Forth, Scotland.
Auxiliary engine room fire on board the ro-ro cargo ship Finnmaster ↗
Location: Hull, England.
Accident to chief engineer on board motor yacht Baton Rouge with loss of 1 life ↗
Location: Falmouth Harbour, Antigua.
Engine room fire on board ro-ro passenger ferry Stena Europe ↗
Location: approaching Fishguard, Wales.
Engine room fire on LPG carrier Moritz Schulte with loss of 1 life ↗
Location: Antwerp, Belgium.
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.
Engine room fire on ro-ro passenger ferry Pride of Hull ↗
Location: Humber Estuary, England.
Engine failure and subsequent fire on ro-ro cargo vessel Finlandia Seaways with 1 person injured ↗
Location: 11 miles east of Lowestoft, England.
Catastrophic engine failure and fire on board ro-ro passenger ferry Wight Sky ↗
Location: Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, England.
Catastrophic engine failure resulting in a fire on crew transfer vessel Windcat 8 ↗
Location: Off the Lincolnshire coast, England.
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.
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.
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.
Engine failure and fire on DUKW amphibious passenger vessel Mistress Quickly ↗
Location: Lambeth Bridge, River Thames, England.
Engine failure and subsequent grounding of oil tanker Braer ↗
Location: Garths Ness, Shetland, Scotland.
Engine failure, grounding and loss of long liner Spinningdale ↗
Location: Village Bay, St Kilda, Scotland.
Engine failure on container vessel Savannah Express and subsequent contact with linkspan ↗
Location: Southampton Docks, England.
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.
Fire and sinking of passenger transfer catamaran ECC Topaz during engine trials ↗
Location: 11nm off Lowestoft, England.
Fire in engine room and subsequent abandonment of twin rig trawler Denarius ↗
Location: 83 miles north north-east off Kinnaird Head, Scotland.
Fire in engine room of beam trawler Our Roseanne ↗
Location: Haile Sands at the entrance to the River Humber, England.
Fire in engine room of general cargo vessel Saline ↗
Location: Approaches to the Humber Estuary, England.
Fire in engine room of passenger vessel RMS St Helena ↗
Location: South of the Isles of Scilly.
Fire in engine room of ro-ro passenger ferry Isle of Inishmore ↗
Location: Berthed at in Pembroke Dock, England.
Fire in engine room of ro-ro passenger ferry Norsea ↗
Location: Off Norfolk, England.
Fire in engine room of ro-ro passenger ferry Sally Star with 1 person injured ↗
Location: Off Ramsgate, England.
Fire in engine room of twin-rig prawn stern trawler Amy Harris III ↗
Location: Off the Isle of Arran, Scotland.
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.
Fire in engine room of wind farm workboat Windcat 3 ↗
Location: Robin Rigg Offshore Wind Farm in the Solway Firth, Scotland.
Fire in engine room on beam trawler vessel De Kaper ↗
Location: 30 miles off Hanstholm, Denmark.
Fire in engine room on bulk carrier St Georgij with 1 person injured and loss of 1 life ↗
Location: Off Hartlepool, England.
Fire in engine room on cargo vessel Corner Brook ↗
Location: North Atlantic Ocean.
Fire in engine room on dive support vessel CSO Wellservicer with 1 person injured ↗
Location: Entering Stavanger, Norway.
Fire in engine room on high speed passenger craft Stena Explorer ↗
Location: Entering Holyhead Harbour, Wales.
Fire in engine room on high speed passenger ferry Stena Lynx III ↗
Location: Off Fishguard, Wales.
Fire in engine room on multipurpose trawler Kingfisher II ↗
Location: 5 miles east of North Uist in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.
Fire in engine room on offshore tug/supply vessel Toisa Gryphon ↗
Location: 150 miles off the Isles of Scilly.
Fire in engine room on passenger cruise ship The Calypso ↗
Location: 16 miles south of Beachy Head, England.
Fire in engine room on pilot boat Haven Hawk ↗
Location: 19 miles south east of Harwich, England.
Fire in engine room on ro-ro passenger ferry Pride of Canterbury ↗
Location: Port of Calais, France.
Fire in engine room on ro-ro passenger ferry Pride of Le Havre ↗
Location: Near Nab Tower, off the Isle of Wight, England.
Fire in engine room on stern trawler Ocean Challenge resulting in vessel sinking ↗
Location: North Sea.
Fire in engine room on tug SD Dexterous ↗
Location: 0.5nm north of Rhu Narrows, Gareloch, Argyll & Bute, Scotland.
Flooding, engine failure and grounding of refrigerated cargo vessel Green Lily with loss of 1 life during rescue ↗
Location: Off Shetland Islands, Scotland.
Flooding in engine room and subsequent sinking of fishing vessel Maranatha ↗
Location: Off the Shetland Islands, Scotland.
Flooding in engine room of general cargo vessel Sonia ↗
Location: 6 miles south-east of Saint Catherine’s Point, Isle of Wight, England.
Flooding in engine room on passenger cruise ship Queen Elizabeth 2 ↗
Location: Mid Atlantic.
Loss of engine oil pressure on coastal tanker Breaksea ↗
Location: 4 miles south of Tuskar Rock, Republic of Ireland.
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.
Reports by year
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| Report year | AAIB (Air) reports | MAIB (Maritime) reports | RAIB (Rail) reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 9,556 | 0 | 297 |
| 2015 | 208 | 2 | 23 |
| 2016 | 232 | 875 | 37 |
| 2017 | 260 | 27 | 40 |
| 2018 | 220 | 26 | 33 |
| 2019 | 209 | 19 | 28 |
| 2020 | 136 | 23 | 24 |
| 2021 | 115 | 19 | 18 |
| 2022 | 116 | 22 | 22 |
| 2023 | 91 | 15 | 21 |
| 2024 | 96 | 29 | 25 |
| 2025 | 68 | 23 | 17 |
| 2026 | 51 | 26 | 19 |
About these bodies
| Body | Remit | Reports |
|---|---|---|
| AAIB (air) | Air Accidents Investigation Branch: independent civil aviation accident investigations | 11,358 |
| MAIB (marine) | Marine Accident Investigation Branch: shipping and vessel accident investigations | 1,106 |
| RAIB (rail) | Rail Accident Investigation Branch: railway accident and incident investigations | 604 |
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