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/
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/
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...
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/
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/
A MAIB Safety Digest report talks about nerve damage, sickness and disorientation experienced by a stevedore after handling cans of fumigant.
The IncidentA stevedore suffered nerve damage, sickness and disorientation after handling cans of fumigant while unloading sweet potato pellets from a general cargo vessel. The fumigant was later identified as aluminium phosphide. It had been placed among the bags of cargo by the vessel’s crew during loading to control...
https://mfame.guru/lessons-learned-a-nerve-racking-accident-involving-fumigants/
The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has issued its report into the fatal collision involving the UK-flagged general cargo Scot Carrier and split hopper barge in the Baltic Sea. The collision…
https://gcaptain.com/uk-issues-investigation-report-on-fatal-scot-carrier-collision-in-baltic-sea/
The Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) examines and investigates all types of marine accidents to or on board UK vessels worldwide, and other vessels in UK territorial waters.
This Safety Digest draws the attention of the marine community to some of the lessons arising from investigations into recent accidents and incidents. It contains information that has been determined up to the time of issue.
The IncidentA specialist deep-sea vessel was using equipment...
https://mfame.guru/risk-assessment-of-lithium-ion-battery-explosion/
A UK ship pilot has died following an accident during pilot transfer in northern England’s Humber estuary. The accident took place January 8, 2023 while the pilot was transferring from…
https://gcaptain.com/uk-ship-pilot-dies-in-pilot-transfer-accident/
The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has published its report into a fatal mooring deck accident at a Russian anchorage in 2021. The chief officer of the Isle of…
https://gcaptain.com/uk-maib-reports-on-fatal-mooring-line-accident/