Marine Accident Investigation Branch Archives

Lifeboat davit failure on UK Antarctic research ship caused by poor training, lack of compliance

7 November 2023

The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) recently published its investigation report into the mishap involving a lifeboat on Sir David Attenborough, a research vessel operated by British Antarctic Survey on behalf of the National Environment Research Council, over two years prior. On March 4, 2021, the port lifeboat from Sir David Attenborough fell into […]

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Inadequate training led to fatal engine room fire on LPG carrier, MAIB report reveals

22 August 2023

The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has published its accident investigation report into the fatal engine room fire on board the LPG carrier Moritz Schulte while at the Belgian port of Antwerp on August 4, 2020. On the said date, as cargo offloading operations were underway, a fire...

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US Coast Guard convenes Marine Board of Investigation into loss of Titan submersible

26 June 2023

The US Coast Guard has convened a Marine Board of Investigation (MBI) into the loss of the Titan tourist submersible and the five people on board in the Atlantic Ocean of ..

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AI and automated ships pose new challenges in casualty liability, insurance expert warns

19 May 2023

Artificial intelligence (AI) and the advent of automated ships will pose difficult questions in determining liability under the Hague Rules for maritime casualties, the 2 ..

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Two dead after tug capsizes in Inverclyde, Scotland

26 February 2023

Two people are confirmed dead after a harbour tug capsized and sank off the town of Greenock in Scotland’s Inverclyde council area on Friday, February 24. Biter, a ..

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Fatal man overboard mishap reported in Northern Ireland’s Belfast Harbour

23 February 2023

Police in Northern Ireland are investigating the death of an individual who fell overboard from a foreign-flagged commercial vessel in Belfast Harbour on Monday, February ..

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Scottish authorities conclude fatal accident inquiry into 2015 cargo ship sinking in Pentland Firth

9 February 2023

A local sheriff in Scotland has concluded a fatal accident inquiry into the loss of a cargo ship and its entire crew off the Scottish coast eight years prior. The inquiry ..

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COLUMN | Marine pilotage: a highly dangerous business [Tug Times]

2 February 2023

Things can change, there’s always changes I want to try some rearranging, I say Drop the pilot, try my balloon Drop the monkey, smell my perfume – Joan Armatradin ..

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Three feared dead after fishing boat, cargo ship collide off Jersey

12 December 2022

Three fishermen have gone missing and are feared to have died after their vessel and a Ro-Ro vessel collided in St Ouen’s Bay off Jersey on Thursday, December 8. Th ..

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UK accident investigators release report on creel boat capsizing incident off Scotland

23 September 2022

The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has released its investigation report detailing a fishing vessel capsizing incident that occurred off Cairnbulg in nort ..

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