Tag: UK MAIB

UK MAIB has issued an investigation report on an incident where a crew member suffered fatal injuries due to being struck by a mooring line in August 2021. 

UK MAIB has issued an investigation report on the incident of the girting and capsize of tug Biter with the loss of two lives while assisting passenger vessel Hebridean Princess in February 2023. 

UK MAIB has published an investigation report into an incident where at 13:53 on 20 July 2021, the bosun of the roll-on/roll-off cargo vessel Clipper Pennant was fatally crushed when he became trapped between a moving vehicle and the vessel’s structure.

In its latest Safety Digest, UK MAIB references a case in which a transfer vessel grounded after the master decided to reduce the required under keel clearance (UKC) and depart on a lower tide. 

In its latest Safety Digest, UK MAIB presents an incident where cruise ship's malfunctioning pitch indicator caused the master to unintentionally push the bow into the berth, resulting in damage. 

UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) draws lessons learned from an incident in which a vessel grounded and subsequently sank, after the lone watchkeeper left the wheelhouse unattended. 

In its latest Safety Digest, UK MAIB references a case in which the headrope snapped back and sent the deckhand’s safety helmet flying.

In its latest Safety Digest, UK MAIB references a case in which a vessel lost a significant number of logs overboard due to improper securing methods during rough weather. 

UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has issued a preliminary assessment into an incident where the passenger vessel Oceandiva London lost propulsion control and collided with a moored hopper barge on the River Thames. 

UK MAIB published its annual report for 2023, reporting that it received 1,592 reports of marine casualties and marine incidents.