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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
Collision between pair trawlers Fertile II and Aquarius resulting in Fertile II sinking
Location: High seas.Collision between passenger vessel Millennium Time and motor tug Redoubt
Location: King's Reach, River Thames, London, England.Collision between pelagic trawler Antares and trafalgar-class submarine HMS Trenchant with loss of 4 lives
Location: Off the Isle of Arran, Scotland.Collision between powerboats Carrie Kate and Kets with loss of 1 life
Location: Near Castle Point, St Mawes, Cornwall, England.Collision between prawn trawlers Sapphire II and Silver Chord, resulting in Sapphire II sinking
Location: Off Stornoway, Scotland.Collision between product tanker Bro Gratitude and fishing vessel Lady Matilda
Location: 5 miles off the Cornish coast, near Falmouth, England.Collision between refrigerated cargo vessel Pasadena Universal and bulk carrier Nordheim
Location: In the Dover Strait off the south east coast of England.Collision between refrigerated cargo vessel Spring Bok and liquid petroleum gas tanker Gas Arctic
Location: 6nm south of Dungeness, England.Collision between rigid inflatable boat Morfil and high speed passenger catamaran Sun Clipper with 2 people ejected from Morfil
Location: Blackfriars Road Bridge, River Thames, England.Collision between ro-ro cargo vessel Thelisis and trawler Our Sarah Jayne resulting in the trawler flooding and sinking
Location: Thames Estuary, England.Collision between ro-ro passenger ferry Red Eagle and coastal tanker Humber Energy
Location: Near the West Bramble buoy off the south coast of England.Collision between ro-ro passenger ferry Stena Britannica and tug Fairplay 22 with loss of 2 lives
German registered tug Fairplay 22 capsized after collision with the UK-registered vessel on the Nieuwe Waterweg near Hook of Holland. Lead investigation state: Holland.Collision between ro-ro passenger vessel Scottish Viking and prawn trawler Homeland with loss of 1 life
Location: 4.2 miles off St Abb's Head, Scotland.Collision between sailing yacht Bluebell of Warsash and an unidentified ship with 3 people injured
Location: 23 miles south of The Needles, Isle of Wight, England.Collision between sailing yacht Ibis and container vessel OOCL Malaysia resulting in Ibis sinking
Location: Port of Southampton, England.Collision between sailing yacht Ile D Yeu and chemical tanker Dutch Progress with yacht sinking
Location: 4 miles east of Whitby, England.Collision between standby vessel Strilmøy and pair trawler Harvester resulting in Harvester sinking
Location: 130 miles north-east of Peterhead, Scotland.Collision between stern trawler Aspire and scallop dredger Mariscos
Location: Off east coast of Northern Ireland.Collision between stern trawler Beverley Ann II and ro-ro cargo/vehicle carrier Cypress Pass
Location: 12 miles south-east of the River Tyne, England.Collision between stern trawler Saint Jacques and products tanker Gudermes
Location: In the Dover Strait, off the south east coast of England.Collision between stern trawlers Karen and Sapphire Stone resulting in Karen sinking
Location: Off Cambeltown, Scotland.Collision between tanker Ras Laffan and twin rig trawler Ashlon
Location: North east of Fraserburgh, Scotland.Collision between trawler Aquarius and oil tanker Alfa Germania
Location: Off Blyth, England.Collision between trawler Sant Yann II and container vessel Velazquez
Collision between a French registered fishing vessel and UK registered container vessel near the Ouessant TSS, France. Lead investigation state: FranceCollision between trawlers Sunrise and Ocean Dawn while pair trawling
Location: North Sea.Collision between tug Chiefton and its tow resulting in tug capsizing and sinking with loss of 1 life
Location: Greenwich Reach, River Thames, England.Collision between tug Christos XXII and its tow, former fisheries protection vessel Emsstrom which later sank
Location: Off Hope’s Nose, Tor Bay, England.Collision, or close-quarter situation, between trawler Ocean Hound and unknown vessel resulting in trawler capsizing with loss of 5 lives
Location: Off Ramsgate, England.Console detachment from rigid inflatable boat Partner 1
Location: Studland Bay, Poole, England.Contact and sinking of narrow boat Drum Major with loss of 4 lives
Location: Descending in Steg Neck Lock on the Leeds and Liverpool canal near Gargrave, England.Contact by ro-ro cargo ferry Stena Gothica with jetty resulting in vessel flooding and listing
Location: Eastern approach jetty at the Port of Immingham, England.Contact by stern trawler Shalimar with quay and subsequent sinking of vessel
Location: Scrabster Harbour, Scotland.Contact made by accommodation ship Wind Solution with quay
Location: Royal Docks, Grimbsy, England.Contact made by aggregates dredger Donald Redford with pier
Location: Hythe Pier on Southampton Water on the south coast of England.Contact made by beam trawler Emerald Star with berth
Location: ChevronTexaco Number 6 berth at Milford Haven, England.Contact made by bulk carrier Amber with moored barges and its subsequent grounding
Location: Denton Wharf, Gravesend Reach on the River Thames, London.Contact made by bulk carrier Antonis with swing bridge
Location: Langton-Alexandra swing bridge in the Port of Liverpool, England.Contact made by bulk carrier Island Gem with anchored tanker Bro Traveller
Location: Bristol Channel, England.Contact made by bulk carrier Mornes with concrete dolphin
Location: Hunterston Jetty, River Clyde, Scotland.Contact made by bulk carrier Royal Oasis with anchored bulk carrier Berge Atlantic
Location: Off Port Talbot, England.Contact made by bulk carrier Xuchanghai with berthed shuttle oil tanker Aberdeen
Location: Immingham Oil Terminal, England.Contact made by chemical/product carrier Sichem Melbourne with mooring structures
Location: Coryton Oil Refinery Terminal, River Thames, England.Contact made by container vessel CMA CGM Platon with wharf
Location: Bevans Wharf on the River Thames, England.Contact made by container vessel Johanna with a barge leg lost during towing operation
The UK registered ship damaged after contact with barge leg lost from Aarsleff Jack III while it was under tow by tug Westsund in the west Baltic Sea. Lead investigating …Contact made by dredger/sand carrier Sand Kite with Thames Flood Barrier resulting in flooding and partial sinking of vessel
Location: River Thames, England.Contact made by dry cargo vessel Alexander Tvardovskiy with dredger UKD Bluefin, pushing dredger into general cargo vessel Wilson Hawk
Location: Immingham, England.Contact made by DUKW amphibious passenger vessel Titania with moored vessel
Location: River Thames, England.Contact made by general cargo vessel Fast Filip with berthed tanker
Location: Immingham Oil Terminal, England.Contact made by general cargo vessel Maria H with railway bridge with 1 person injured
Location: Keadby Railway Bridge, River Trent, England.Contact made by general cargo vessel Montis with railway swing bridge
Location: Goole, River Ouse, 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 |