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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
Large waves shipped over mooring deck of crude oil tanker FR8 Venture with 1 person injured and loss of 2 lives
Location: Near to west pilot station to Scapa Flow in the Orkney Islands, Scotland.Lifeboat winch failure during routine drill on passenger cruise ship Arcadia with 1 person injured
Location: Port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain.Lifting arrangement failure between heavy lift barge Enak and general cargo vessel Loveletter with 1 person injured and loss of 1 life
Location: Sunderland Docks, England.Lifting equipment failure on self-propelled floating sheerleg crane Cormorant
Location: Berthed at the Port of Southampton, England.Lifting wire failures on fast rescue craft davit of stand-by vessel Dea Fighter with total of 3 people injured
Location: First incident at Aberdeen Harbour, Scotland, second incident at Buchan Alpha Offshore Installation.Listing, abandonment and subsequent sinking of cargo vessel Irving Forest
Location: North Atlantic.Loss of cargo containers overboard during heavy weather from container vessel P&O Nedlloyd Genoa
Location: North Atlantic Ocean.Loss of engine oil pressure on coastal tanker Breaksea
Location: 4 miles south of Tuskar Rock, Republic of Ireland.Loss of propulsion and main electrical power on passenger cruise ship Canberra
Location: Off the Isle of Wight, England.Loss of propulsion on ro-ro passenger ferry Stena Europe
Location: Off Rosslare, Republic of Ireland.Machinery breakdown and subsequent fire on container vessel Maersk Doha
Location: Chesapeake Bay off Norfolk, Virginia, United States of America.Machinery failure and subsequent flooding of long liner Port of Ayr
Location: 32nm north west of Shetland, Scotland.Machinery failure on passenger/freight ro-ro ferry Pride of Calais resulting in contact with berth
Location: Port of Calais, France.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.Main engine failure on oil tanker Thames Fisher
Location: Southampton Water, England.Major leak of liquefied propane from liquid gas carrier Ennerdale
Location: Fawley Marine Terminal, Southampton, England.Mechanical failure on ro-ro passenger ferry Isle of Arran resulting in contact with linkspan
Location: Kennacraig, West Loch Tarbert, Kintyre, Scotland.Missing dinghy with loss of 4 lives
Location: Near Dalmally, Loch Awe, Scotland.Mooring rope pulled from ro-ro cargo vessel Sea Centurion after becoming caught in propulsion unit of a tug, with loss of 1 life
Location: Unmooring operation at Portsmouth Naval Base, England.Movement of chain on slipway while chain ferry Bramble Bush Bay was approaching with 1 person injured
Location: Approaching Studland slipway, England.Over-pressurisation of a cargo tank on oil tanker Mobil Petrel
Location: Fawley Oil Terminal, Southampton, England.Parting of fall wire during a rescue boat drill on car carrier Tombarra with loss of 1 life
Location: Berth 3, Royal Portbury Dock, Bristol, England.Parting of hawser during towing operation on workboat Llanddwyn Island with loss of 1 life
Location: Roscoff, France.Parting of lifting crane wire on high speed passenger craft Speedone resulting in rescue boat falling from height
Location: Port of Dover, England.Parting of messenger line from tanker Queen Zenobia
Location: Fawley Oil Terminal, Southampton, EnglandParting of mooring line between shuttle tanker Randgrid and monobuoy resulting in discharge of 12 tonnes of crude oil
Location: Tetney monobuoy, Humber Estuary, England.Parting of mooring line on oil products tanker Alfa Britannia and striking crew on the gig-boat Osprey resulting in 4 people injured
Location: Berthing operation at Tranmere Oil Terminal, River Mersey, England.Parting of mooring line on ro-ro cargo vessel Dart 8 with 1 person injured
Location: Berthing at Europort Terminal, River Thames, England.Parting of mooring line on ro-ro passenger ferry Dublin Viking with loss of 1 life
Location: Preparing to leave Berth 52 at Port of Dublin, Republic of Ireland.Parting of mooring lines from general cargo vessel Lomur resulting in contact with berthed general cargo vessel Freepsum
Location: River Trent, England.Parting of mooring lines from liquid petroleum gas tanker Havkong while loading butane
Location: Braefoot Bay Terminal, Fife, Scotland.Parting of mooring lines from ro-ro cargo ferry Stena Leader resulting in contact with quay
Location: Berthed at Larne, Northern Ireland.Parting of mooring rope from container vessel Fremantle Express with loss of 1 life
Location: Berthing at the Port of Veracruz, Mexico.Parting of mooring ropes from unmanned general cargo vessel Fast Ann and subsequent contact with jetty
Location: Immingham Oil Terminal, England.Parting of rope during hauling operation on twin-rig trawler Hendrika Jacoba with loss of 1 life
Location: 150 nautical miles north of Den Helder, the Netherlands.Parting of stern line from ro-ro passenger ferry Pride of Calais
Location: Berthed at the Port of Dover, England.Parting of tow rope on tug Retainer while towing barges with loss of 1 life
Location: Approach to Mucking Barge Roads, River Thames, England.Parting of trawl wire on converted scallop dredger Olivia Jean with 1 person injured
Location: 17nm south south east of Beachy Head, England.Parting of wire causing workboat to fall from general cargo vessel Velox with 2 people injured
Location: Berth at Port of Southampton, England.Person overboard accidents from scallop dredger Korenbloem, stern trawler Osprey III and creeler Optik with loss of 3 lives
Locations: Korenbloem in the Dover Strait, England/Optik 8 miles SE of Arbroath, Scotland/Osprey III 5.5 nm north of Macduff, Scotland.Person overboard during mooring operation on general cargo vessel Sea Melody with loss of 1 life
Location: Groveport, River Trent, England.Person overboard during transfer from frigate HMS Westminster to passenger vessel Princess Rose
Location: River Thames, England.Person overboard during unmooring operation on ro-ro passenger ferry Ernest Bevin with loss of 1 life
Location: River Thames, England.Person overboard from beam trawler Alma C with loss of 1 life
Location: 55 miles off Thyborøn, Denmark.Person overboard from beam trawler Our Miranda with loss of 1 life
Location: Entering Shoreham Harbour, England.Person overboard from beam trawler Vidar with loss of 1 life
Location: Off Saint Ann’s Head, Milford Haven, Wales.Person overboard from berthed trawler Mercurius with loss of 1 life
Location: Milford Docks, England.Person overboard from bulk carrier Jolbos with loss of 1 life
Location: Departing from Newport, Wales.Person overboard from cable laying vessel Tycom Reliance with loss of 1 life
Location: Approaching Bristol Channel Pilot Station off the Port of Barry, Wales.Person overboard from container vessel Dette G during cargo operations with loss of 1 life
Location: Queen Elizabeth Dock, Hull, England.Reports by year
Read the chart values
| 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 |