Fatal accident to a crew member on board the Bermuda registered passenger vessel Arvia ↗
Location: on passage from Southampton, England, to Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain.
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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 179 records
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.
Loss of propulsion in heavy weather experienced by the passenger vessel Spirit of Discovery, leading to over 100 injuries and one fatality ↗
Location: Bay of Biscay.
Girting and capsize of tug Biter with the loss of two lives while assisting passenger vessel Hebridean Princess ↗
Location: Off Greenock, Scotland.
Safety warning (video) issued following the capsize and sinking of the tug Biter while assisting the passenger vessel Hebridean Princess with the loss of two lives ↗
This bulletin highlights the key safety lessons from the MAIB’s investigation.
Serious injury to a passenger on the sea safari rigid inflatable boat Lundy Explorer ↗
Location: Ilfracombe, England.
Engine room fire on board ro-ro passenger ferry Stena Europe ↗
Location: approaching Fishguard, Wales.
Loss of propulsion control and contact with moored barges by passenger vessel Oceandiva London ↗
Location: Halfway Reach, River Thames, England.
Grounding of roll-on/roll-off passenger ferry Alfred ↗
Location: east coast of Swona Island, Pentland Firth, Scotland.
Contact with brow of pier by passenger ferry Thames Kestrel ↗
Location: Gravesend Town Pier, England.
Heavy contact between the high-speed passenger craft Seadogz and a navigation buoy with loss of 1 life ↗
Location: Southampton Water, England.
Safety warning issued following a serious passenger injury during a rigid inflatable boat ride ↗
This bulletin urges owners and operators of small commercial passenger vessels to review their operations and procedures in line with current safety guidance.
Close quarters situation between passenger ferries Stena Europe and Connemara ↗
Location: Rosslare Harbour, County Wexford, Ireland.
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.
Collision between the high speed passenger craft Seadogz and a navigation buoy with loss of 1 life ↗
This interim report is to inform operators of small high speed passenger craft and UK port authorities of the circumstances of the accident and MAIB’s initial findings so that appropriate …
Collision between ro-ro passenger ferry Red Falcon and moored yacht Greylag ↗
Location: Cowes Harbour, Isle of Wight.
Cargo shift and damage to vehicles on board ro-ro passenger ferry European Causeway ↗
Location: North Channel between Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Collision between ro-ro passenger ferry Red Falcon and motor cruiser Phoenix ↗
Location: Thorn Channel, Southampton, England.
Safety warning about drivers remaining in vehicle cabs while ferries are at sea ↗
Urgent safety lessons issued after shift and toppling of freight vehicles on board a ro-ro passenger ferry in heavy weather.
Contact and grounding of ro-ro passenger ferry Pride of Kent ↗
Location: Port of Calais, France.
Catastrophic engine failure and fire on board ro-ro passenger ferry Wight Sky ↗
Location: Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, England.
Collision between high-speed passenger catamaran Typhoon Clipper and workboat Alison ↗
Location: River Thames, London, England.
Loss of control and grounding of ro-ro passenger ferry Hebrides ↗
Location: Lochmaddy, North Uist, Scotland.
Grounding and evacuation of domestic passenger vessel Surprise ↗
Location: Western Rocks, Isles of Scilly.
Grounding of passenger vessel Royal Iris of the Mersey ↗
Location: Approaches to Eastham lock, River Mersey, England.
Collision between rigid inflatable boats Osprey and Osprey II resulting in serious injuries to 1 passenger ↗
Location: Firth of Forth, Scotland.
Contact made by passenger ferry Uriah Heep with Hythe Pier ↗
Location: Hythe Pier, Southampton, England.
Grounding of passenger cruise ship Hamburg ↗
Location: Sound of Mull, Scotland.
Drowning in a swimming pool on the passenger cruise ship Pacific Dawn with loss of 1 life ↗
Location: Coral Sea, South Pacific Ocean.
Accidents involving lifeboat and fast rescue craft from ro-ro passenger/cargo ferry European Highway with 4 people injured ↗
Location: Berthed in Zeebrugge Harbour, Belgium.
Accident to shore worker while disembarking passenger vessel Oldenburg with 1 fatality ↗
Location: Ilfracombe Harbour, England.
Accident while lowering bow visor of ro-ro passenger ferry Fivla with loss of 1 life ↗
Location: Bluemull Sound, Shetland, Scotland.
Actions by steamship SS Californian during sinking of passenger cruise ship RMS Titanic ↗
Location: North Atlantic Ocean
Broaching of fast rescue boat during launch from ro-ro passenger ferry Commodore Clipper ↗
Location: The Solent, near Portsmouth, England.
Catastrophic failure of capacitor in aft harmonic filter room on passenger cruise ship RMS Queen Mary 2 ↗
Location: Approaching Barcelona, Spain.
Close-quarters situation between passenger cruise ship Costa Atlantica and car carrier Grand Neptune ↗
Location: Dover Strait off the south east coast of England.
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.
Close-quarters situation between pilot vessel Hampshire and passenger hovercraft Freedom 90 ↗
Location: South of Gilkicker Point off the south coast of England.
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.
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.
Collapse of a mezzanine deck on board ro-ro passenger ferry St Helen ↗
Location: Fishbourne Ferry Terminal, Isle of Wight, England.
Collision between aggregates carrier Brenda Prior and DUKW amphibious passenger vehicle Beatrice ↗
Location: Lambeth Pier, River Thames, England.
Collision between aggregates dredger Bowbelle and passenger vessel Marchioness resulting in Marchioness sinking with loss of 51 lives ↗
Location: River Thames, England.
Collision between beam trawler Vrouw Grietje and ro-ro passenger ferry European Tideway ↗
Location: North Sea.
Collision between feeder container vessel Nordsee and passenger vessel Poole Scene ↗
Location: River Clyde, Scotland.
Collision between general cargo vessel Union Moon and ro-ro passenger ferry Stena Feronia ↗
Location: Belfast Lough, Northern Ireland.
Collision between high speed passenger craft Diamant and ro-ro passenger ferry Northern Merchant ↗
Location: 3 miles south east of Dover, England.
Collision between high speed passenger ferry Sea Express 1 and general cargo vessel Alaska Rainbow ↗
Location: River Mersey, England.
Collision between passenger vessel Millennium Time and motor tug Redoubt ↗
Location: King's Reach, River Thames, London, England.
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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