A UK ship master and management company have received sentences at Southampton Crown Court for a fatal 2021 collision that claimed two lives off Sweden’s coast, highlighting systemic failures in…
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UK Issues Safety Warning After Three Fatal Dive Boat Accidents in Red Sea
The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has raised serious concerns about the safety of Egyptian dive boats operating in the Red Sea following a series of tragic accidents that…
https://gcaptain.com/uk-issues-safety-warning-after-three-fatal-dive-boat-accidents-in-red-sea/
UK Calls for Mandatory Thermal Imaging After Stena Europe Engine Fire
UK investigators are urging the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to mandate thermographic equipment for hot surface detection following a serious engine room fire aboard the passenger ferry Stena Europe. The…
https://gcaptain.com/uk-calls-for-mandatory-thermal-imaging-after-stena-europe-engine-fire/
MAIB: Fatal Mooring Line Accident Reveals Gaps in Safety Protocols
U.K. Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has released its report into a fatal accident** aboard the Isle of Man-registered bulk carrier Mona Manx, revealing a series of safety lapses that…
https://gcaptain.com/maib-fatal-mooring-line-accident-reveals-gaps-in-safety-protocols/
U.K. MAIB reports on deadly capsize of tug Biter
The U.K. Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has now published its accident investigation report into the girting [girding] and capsize of the tug Biter off Greenock, Scotland on February 2023. Biter was attached to the stern of the passenger vessel Hebridean Princess and the tug’s two crew were unable to escape from the capsized vessel and lost their lives.
Girding or girting, depending on which side of the Atlantic you are on,...
https://www.marinelog.com/uncategorized/u-k-maib-reports-on-deadly-capsize-of-tug-biter/
Too Fast, Too Fatal: Excessive Speed and Communication Lapses Doomed Tug ‘Biter’
The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has released its report into last year’s tragic capsizing of the twin-screw conventional tug Biter off Greenock, Scotland, resulting in the loss of two crew…
https://gcaptain.com/too-fast-too-fatal-excessive-speed-and-communication-lapses-doomed-tug-biter/
Fatal Fall Prompts Safety Review on UK Sail Training Ship
The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has released its report on a tragic incident aboard the sail training vessel Pelican of London, where a volunteer relief cook fell to…
https://gcaptain.com/fatal-fall-prompts-safety-review-on-uk-sail-training-ship/
MAIB reports on a somewhat Jägermeister-assisted grounding
Over the years, there’s been much discussion about ECDIS-assisted groundings. A recently released accident report from the U.K. Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) could just add the term “Jägermeister-assisted grounding” to maritime lore.
The MAIB report covers a July 25, 2021, incident in which the cargo vessel BBC Marmara, operated by Briese Schiffahrts GmbH & Co. KG, ran aground on the island of Eilean Trodday while transiting the Little Minch, off the west coast of Scotland. The...
BBC Marmara Grounding: Investigation Report Reveals Alcohol Consumption as Contributing Factor
The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch has released its accident investigation report on the grounding of the cargo vessel BBC Marmara. The incident occurred on 25th July 2021 when the…
https://gcaptain.com/bbc-marmara-grounding-investigation-report/
MAIB Report Reveals Maintenance Failures in Lifeboat Drill Accident on New Polar Research Vessel
An investigation into a lifeboat drill accident on board the UK government’s state-of-the-art polar research vessel RRS Sir David Attenborough has revealed that a critical a piece of equipment on…
https://gcaptain.com/lifeboat-accident-report-sir-david-attenborough/