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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
Safety warning for small passenger ro-ro vessels on opening/closing procedures of bow visors
This document makes urgent recommendations to the Shetland Island Council and operators of small ro-ro ferries.Safety warning issued after mooring line failure on board LNG tanker Zarga resulted in serious injury to a deck officer
Urgent safety lessons on the elongation and snap-back characteristics of mooring linesSafety warning on quick release arrangements for manual deployment of inflatable liferafts
This document makes recommendation to owners and skippers to urgently check liferafts.Safety warning regarding discovery of overweight rescue boats
Urgent recommendation made to owners of ships using rescue boats or fast rescue craft built with integral polyurethane foam-filled compartments.Safety warning regarding entry to confined spaces after loss of 3 lives
This document highlights the dangers of entering confined or enclosed spaces after 3 fatalities on general cargo vessel Suntis.Safety warning to all mariners who wear inflatable lifejackets
This document makes urgent recommendations to users, service stations and suppliers of inflatable lifejackets.Second safety warning issued after mooring line failure on board LNG tanker Zarga resulted in serious injury to a deck officer
Urgent safety lessons on the failure of close-fitting jacketed synthetic fibre ropes with low twist constructions.Securing arrangment failure and drifting of Dartmouth-Kingswear cable ferry resulting in contact with moored vessels
Location: Dartmouth, River Dart, England.Series of accidents including windlass damage, grounding and 1 person injured on ro-ro cargo ferry Norcape
Location: Operating in and around the Firth of Clyde and Troon Harbour, Scotland.Shift of articulated road tanker on high speed ro-ro cargo ferry Stena Voyager
Location: Loch Ryan, Scotland.Shift of cargo containers, including dangerous goods, on general cargo vessel Dutch Navigator during heavy weather
Location: On passage from Bilbao, Spain to Avonmouth, England.Shift of cargo on container vessel Fehn Mistral in heavy weather
Location: 8 miles south east of Start Point, Sanday Island, Orkney, Scotland.Shift of timber deck cargo on cargo vessel Sea Fox in heavy weather resulting in vessel listing
Location: Off north west Scotland.Shift of timber deck cargo on dry cargo vessel Sea Challenger during heavy weather
Location: High seas.Shift of timber deck cargo on general cargo vessel Scot Ranger during heavy weather
Location: Off Cornwall, England.Shift of timber deck cargo on general cargo vessel Sinegorsk resulting in listing and loss of timber into sea
Location: Exiting the western end of the Dover Traffic Separation Scheme, off south east coast of England.Shut down of main engine and subsequent grounding of ro-ro cargo vessel Finnreel
Location: Off Rauma, Finland.Sinking/abandonment of DUKW amphibious passenger vehicle Wacker Quacker 1 and fire/abandonment of DUKW Cleopatra
Location: Sinking at Salthouse Dock, Liverpool, England. Fire on the River Thames, England.Sinking in heavy weather of under 12m netter JCK with loss of 1 life
Location: Tor Bay, England.Sinking of dinghy Samphire of Wells with loss of 2 lives
Location: North Norfolk coast, England.Sinking of gill netter Sabre of Newquay with 2 people injured and loss of 1 life
Location: Off the south west coast of England.Sinking of long-liner Shark
Foundering of the Anglo-Spanish fishing vessel occurred off the coast of La Coruña.Sinking of motor cruiser Last Call in heavy weather with loss of 3 lives
Location: Off Whitby, England.Sinking of sailing yacht Ouzo after encounter with ro-ro passenger ferry Pride of Bilbao with loss of 3 lives
Location: South of the Isle of Wight, England.Sinking of small passenger ferry Vixen
Location: Ardlui Marina, Loch Lomond, Scotland.Sinking of small trawler Louisa with loss of 1 life
Location: 1.2nm south east of Southend Pier, England.Sinking of stern trawler Gaul with loss of 36 lives
Location: Barents SeaSinking of under 15m vessels: prawn trawler Kathryn Jane, potter Emerald Dawn and prawn trawler Jann Denise II with loss of 5 lives
Location: Kathryn Jane off Skye, Scotland. Emerald Dawn off Kilkeel, Northern Ireland. Jann Denise II off North Shields, England.Slipped messenger line while securing tug tow wire on bulk carrier Wah Shan with loss of 1 life
Location: River Humber, England.Slipping of backspring while ro-ro/lo-lo freight vessel Tor Futura was rising in a lock with 1 person injured
Location: Immingham Lock, England.Smouldering cargo of wheat pellets on general cargo vessel Sea Charente
Location: 2.5nm South of Shoreham, East Sussex, EnglandSmouldering coal cargo fire in several holds on bulk carrier Belo Horizonte
Location: UK Harbour area.Snagging and flooding of stern trawler Heather Bloom resulting in vessel sinking with loss of 1 life
Location: Approximately 60 miles north of Cape Wrath, Scotland.Snagging, capsize and sinking of fishing vessel Boy Andrew
Location: River Stour, England.Snagging, capsize and sinking of pair trawler Majestic with loss of 5 lives
Location: West of the Shetland Islands, Scotland.Snagging, capsize and sinking of stern trawler Bounty
Location: 4 miles of Berry Head, South Devon, England.Snagging, capsize and sinking of stern trawler Chelaris J with loss of 4 lives
Location: Banc de la Schole, near Alderney, Channel Islands.Snagging, capsize and sinking of stern trawler Sundance with loss of 1 life
Location: Off Gilkicker Point, East Solent, England.Snagging, capsize and sinking of trawler Harvest Hope
Location: 40 miles north-east of Peterhead, Scotland.Snagging, capsize and sinking of trawler Levan Mor of Looe
Location: 15 miles south of Land's End, England.Snagging, capsize and sinking of twin trawler Radiant with loss of 1 life
Location: Approximately 45 miles north-west of the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides of Scotland.Snagging, capsize and sinking scallop dredger Pescado with loss of 6 lives
Location: Off Dodman Point, Cornwall, England.Snagging, capsizing and sinking by shrimp trawler Misty Dawn
Location: 1 mile west of Silloth in Cumbria, England.Snagging of dredges, capsize and sinking of scallop dredger Guyona
Location: Approximately 3 miles south of Little Sark, Guernsey, Channel Islands.Snagging of starboard anchor on submarine power cable by container feeder vessel Nordsee
Location: Western Solent, off the south coast of England.Snagging on pipeline by twin rig trawler Westhaven resulting in capsizing and sinking with loss of 4 lives
Location: North Sea.Steering control failure on high-speed passenger catamaran Moon Clipper resulting in contact with pier and several people injured
Location: Tower Millennium Pier on the River Thames, England.Steering failure on passenger vessel Symphony and subsequent contact with bridge
Location: Lambeth Bridge, River Thames, England.Structural failure of container vessel MSC Napoli and subsequent beaching
Location: Structural failure in the English Channel. Beaching at Branscombe 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 |