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 167 records
Man overboard from the lone-operated creel fishing vessel Sea Eagle (AH18) resulting in one presumed fatality ↗
Location: south-east of Montrose, Scotland.
Man overboard from the bulk carrier World Prize with the loss of 1 life ↗
Location: 3.5 nautical miles east-south-east of Rönnskär, Sweden.
Serious injury to a crew member on board the scallop dredger Jacoba (BM77) ↗
Location: 29 nautical miles south-south-east of Beachy Head, England.
Double man overboard from the fishing vessel Weston Bay (GY123) with the loss of 1 life ↗
Location: approximately 12 nautical miles south-east of Spurn Head, England.
Foundering of the fishing vessel Freedom II (CN 111) ↗
Location: 11 nautical miles south-west of Oban, Scotland.
Serious injury to a crew member on board the stern trawler Reliance III (BF 800) ↗
Location: 46 nautical miles south-east of Sumburgh, Shetland Islands, Scotland.
Fatal injury to a deckhand following a chain failure on the scallop dredger Honeybourne III (PD905) ↗
Location: 16 nautical miles south of Newhaven, England.
Capsize and foundering of the prawn trawler Odyssey (FR 70) ↗
Location: Approximately 133 nautical miles south-east of Peterhead, Scotland.
Fatal accident on the beam trawler Cornishman with loss of 1 life ↗
Location: 44 nautical miles south-south-west of the Isles of Scilly, England.
Foundering of the yacht Bayesian with loss of 7 lives ↗
Location: 0.5 nautical miles south‑east of Porticello, Italy.
Man overboard from potting vessel Pioneer with loss of 1 life ↗
Location: south of Hastings, England.
Collision between pair trawlers Guiding Light and Guiding Star resulting in Guiding Star flooding and sinking ↗
Location: 33 nautical miles south-east of Fair Isle, Scotland.
Capsize and sinking of fishing vessel Angelena ↗
Location: south-east of Exmouth, England.
Flooding, capsize and sinking of stern trawler Piedras ↗
Location: approximately 78 nautical miles south-west of Mizen Head, Ireland.
Capsize and sinking of fishing vessel Crig-A-Tana ↗
Location: approximately 6 nautical miles south-east of Lizard Point, Cornwall, England.
Heavy contact between the high-speed passenger craft Seadogz and a navigation buoy with loss of 1 life ↗
Location: Southampton Water, England.
Collision between cargo vessel Scot Carrier and split hopper barge Karin Høj with loss of 2 lives ↗
Location: Bornholmsgat traffic separation scheme in the Baltic Sea off the south coast of Sweden.
Person overboard from stern trawler Copious with loss of 1 life ↗
Location: south-east of the Shetland Islands, Scotland.
Person overboard from creel fishing vessel Harriet J with loss of 1 life ↗
Location: west of Fast Castle Head, south-east Scotland.
Failure of towline pennant on tug Svitzer Mercurius with minor injuries to 5 crew ↗
Location: Southampton, England.
Mooring deck accident on general cargo vessel Teal Bay with loss of 1 life ↗
Location: Kavkaz South anchorage, Russia.
Capsize and sinking of scallop dredger Joanna C with loss of 2 lives ↗
Location: South of Newhaven, England
Grounding of chemical tanker Chem Alya ↗
Location: On the Shingles Bank in the Needles Channel off the south coast of England.
Keel failure and capsize of charter yacht Tyger of London ↗
Location: 1 nautical mile south of Punta Rasca, Tenerife
Collision between ro-ro passenger ferry Red Falcon and motor cruiser Phoenix ↗
Location: Thorn Channel, Southampton, England.
Capsize and sinking of fishing vessel Solstice with loss of 1 life ↗
Location: Approximately 7 miles south of Plymouth, England.
Unintentional release of carbon dioxide from fixed fire-extinguishing systems on ro-ro vessels Eddystone and Red Eagle ↗
Locations: The southern Red Sea and The Solent, England.
Grounding and loss of commercially operated yacht CV24 ↗
Location: Cape Peninsula, South Africa.
Grounding of the ultra-large container vessel CMA CGM Vasco de Gama ↗
Location: Thorn Channel, Southampton, England.
Failure of mooring line on board LNG carrier Zarga with 1 person injured ↗
South Hook LNG terminal, Milford Haven, Wales.
Contact made by passenger ferry Uriah Heep with Hythe Pier ↗
Location: Hythe Pier, Southampton, England.
Man overboard from scallop dredger King Challenger with loss of 1 life ↗
Location: 12 nautical miles south-west of Scalloway, Shetland Islands, Scotland.
Collision between general cargo vessel Daroja and oil bunker barge Erin Wood ↗
Location: 4 nautical miles south-east of Peterhead, Scotland.
Girting and capsize of mooring launch Asterix ↗
Location: Fawley Marine Terminal, Southampton, UK
Drowning in a swimming pool on the passenger cruise ship Pacific Dawn with loss of 1 life ↗
Location: Coral Sea, South Pacific Ocean.
Accidental gybe on cruiser racing yacht Buccaneer of Upnor with loss of 1 life ↗
Location: 2.5 miles south-west of St Alban's Head, England.
Accidental gybes by sailing yacht Roaring Meg of Cowes with 2 people injured ↗
Location: 3.3 cables south-west of Hamble Point Buoy, near Southampton, England.
Accidental gybes on yachts Sunsail 8 and Sunsail 20 with 2 people injured ↗
Location: The Solent, off the south coast of England.
Accidental release of lifeboat on Nagato Reefer with 1 person injured ↗
Location: Southampton, UK.
Accident while emptying catch from dredges on scallop dredger Wanderer II with 1 person injured ↗
Location: 1 mile south-east of Wiay Island, Outer Hebrides, Scotland.
Capsize and sinking of beam trawler Noordster with loss of 3 lives ↗
Location: 11.5nm south of Beachy Head, England.
Capsize and sinking of pelagic trawler Amber Rose with loss of 1 life ↗
Location: 1.5 miles south of the Calf of Man, Isle of Man.
Capsize and sinking of side trawler Pescalanza with loss of 6 lives ↗
Location: 82 miles south-west of Mizen Head, Republic of Ireland.
Capsize of army cadet force rigid raiding craft with loss of 1 life ↗
Location: Loch Carnan on South Uist, Western Isles of Scotland.
Capsize of dual purpose stern trawler/twin beam scallop dredger Catrina ↗
Location: South of Newhaven, England.
Capsize of sloop towed by police launch Sea Quest with loss of at least 60 lives ↗
Location: 1nm south east of South Dock, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands.
Carbon monxide poisoning on self-powered barge Goole Star with loss of 1 life ↗
Location: Berthed at Marchwood, Southampton, England.
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.
Close-quarters situation between bulk carrier Elm and stern trawler Suzanne ↗
Location: 12 miles south-east of Plymouth, 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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