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Transport Safety Investigations
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.
13,057 reports
11,352 AAIB (air)
1,103 MAIB (marine)
602 RAIB (rail)
Reports
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 potter/creeler Donna M with loss of 2 lives
Location: Off the Orkney Islands, Scotland.Capsize and sinking of potter Pamela S with loss of 1 life
Location: Carmarthen Bay, Wales.Capsize and sinking of prawn trawler Amber with loss of 1 life
Location: Firth of Forth, Scotland.Capsize and sinking of prawn trawler Constancy with loss of 1 life
Location: 10 miles off Buckie, in the Moray Firth, Scotland.Capsize and sinking of scallop dredger Aquila with loss of 3 lives
Location: Bo Faskadale reef, Ardnamurchan, Scotland.Capsize and sinking of scallop dredger Solway Harvester with loss of 7 lives
Location: 11 miles east of the Isle of Man.Capsize and sinking of seine netter Premier with loss of 6 lives
Location: Off Lerwick, Scotland.Capsize and sinking of side trawler Pescalanza with loss of 6 lives
Location: 82 miles south-west of Mizen Head, Republic of Ireland.Capsize and sinking of stern trawler Auriga
Location: Off Portavogie, Northern Ireland.Capsize and sinking of stern trawler Fraoch Ban
Location: Off the Shetland Islands, Scotland.Capsize and sinking of stern trawler Ocean Way with loss of 3 lives
Location: 100 miles north-east of Tynemouth, England.Capsize and sinking of stern trawler Stella Maris
Location: 14 miles east of Sunderland, EnglandCapsize and sinking of trawler Unity with loss of 1 life
Location: 1 mile north east of Portland Bill, England.Capsize and sinking of twin beam trawler Margaretha Maria with loss of 4 lives
Location: Off Lizard Point, England.Capsize and sinking of twin-rig prawn trawler Jubilee Star
Location: Near Cowal buoy off Dunoon, ScotlandCapsize and sinking of twin rig trawler Angela
Location: 78 miles east-north-east of Peterhead, Scotland.Capsize and sinking of under 12m ring netter Heather Anne with loss of 1 life
Location: Gerrans Bay, Cornwall, England.Capsize, drifting and sinking of beam trawler Flamingo with loss of 4 lives
Location: East of Harwich, England.Capsize of an open speedboat with loss of 3 lives
Location: Off Lowestoft, England.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 cockle dredger Phoenix resulting in loss of vessel
Location: Pyefleet Creek, River Colne, England.Capsize of dinghy with loss of 4 lives
Location: Sound of Iona, Scotland.Capsize of dual purpose stern trawler/twin beam scallop dredger Catrina
Location: South of Newhaven, England.Capsize of Fletcher 155 speedboat with loss of 1 life
Location: Tor Bay, England.Capsize of hire day boat Breakaway 5 with loss of 1 life
Location: River Bure, Norfolk, England.Capsize of lug sail day boat Newfoundland Dory with loss of 2 lives
Location: Off Siloth, Solway Firth, Scotland.Capsize of multipurpose fishing vessel Betty G while beam trawling
Location: Lyme Bay, England.Capsize of open dory with the loss of 1 life
Location: Fountain Lake, Portsmouth, England.Capsize of powerboat
Location: Near Brighton Pier, England.Capsize of rigid inflatable boat Atlantic Eagle
Location: Off St Justians, Ramsey Sound, Wales.Capsize of rigid inflatable boat during unauthorised riding activity with 1 person injured
Location: Near Caernarfon, Wales.Capsize of sailing dinghy with loss of 2 lives
Location: Kielder Water in Northumberland, England.Capsize of sailing yacht Ocean Madam with loss of 1 life
Location: Bay of BiscayCapsize 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.Capsize of the sailing dinghy Mollyanna with loss of 2 lives
Location: Off Puffin Island, Wales.Capsize of twin beam trawler Sally Jane
Location: Alongside in Aldrington Basin of Shoreham Harbour, England.Capstan locking device failure on general cargo ship Opnor with loss of 1 life
Location: Lerwick Harbour, Scotland.Carbon monoxide poisoning due to intake of exhaust gas fumes into cabin spaces of motor cruiser Chapter Two with 7 people affected
Location: Transiting the River Medway, England.Carbon monoxide poisoning from portable petrol pump on pair trawler/guard ship Starlight Rays with loss of 1 life
Location: Devenick Oil Field, 126 nautical miles north-north-east of Aberdeen, Scotland.Carbon monoxide poisoning on motor cruiser Arniston with loss of 2 lives
Location: Windermere, England.Carbon monoxide poisoning on potter Pamela S, used as overnight accommodation, with loss of 1 life
Location: Berthed at Bridlington Harbour.Carbon monoxide poisoning on scallop dredger Eshcol, used as overnight accommodation, with loss of 2 lives
Locations: Berthed at Whitby, England.Carbon monoxide poisoning on stern trawler Mariama K with loss of 1 life
Location: Douarnenez, France.Carbon monxide poisoning on self-powered barge Goole Star with loss of 1 life
Location: Berthed at Marchwood, Southampton, England.Cargo shift in heavy weather on timber carrier Kodima resulting in abandonment and grounding
Location: Cargo shift in the English Channel. Grounding at Whitsand Bay, Cornwall, England.Cargo shift in heavy weather on vehicle carrier Grande Detroit
Location: Off Land's End, Cornwall, England.Catastrophic failure of capacitor in aft harmonic filter room on passenger cruise ship RMS Queen Mary 2
Location: Approaching Barcelona, Spain.Catastrophic failure of the hull of dumb barge Henty Supplier
Location: Huskisson Dock No 3, Liverpool, England.Catastrophic failure of windlass hydraulic motor on oil tanker Stellar Voyager
Location: Off Tees Bay, 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 | 45 | 23 | 17 |
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 |