Tag: UK MAIB

UK MAIB has issued an investigation report into an incident where a beam trawler deckhand was fatally injured when the port trawl beam fell and struck him.

The UK MAIB’s latest Safety Digest details a fire on an oil tanker caused by a failed fuel connection, which led to a serious blaze in the engine room but was quickly contained thanks to swift action from the crew.

The UK MAIB’s latest Safety Digest recounts a close call in which a tug was nearly capsized during a routine berthing operation after its towline came under unexpected tension and the master lost control.

In its latest Safety Digest, UK MAIB draws lessons learned from an explosion on a chemical tanker caused by unnoticed heating of styrene monomer cargo, leading to a thermal runaway and tank rupture.

In its latest Safety Digest, UK MAIB references a case in which a routine night time departure turned disastrous when a cargo ship collided with a pilot vessel after a miscommunication between the pilot and master.

In its latest Safety Digest, UK MAIB references a case in which a distracted officer of the watch, engrossed in a tablet, failed to maintain a proper lookout, leading to a collision between a cargo ship and a dredge spoil barge.

UK MAIB has published an interim investigation report on the vessel collision between the tanker Stena Immaculate and containership Solong, finding that neither of the vessels had a dedicated lookout on the bridge.

In its latest Safety Digest, UK MAIB references a case in which an oil tanker, departing without a tug, was swept into a jetty and caused significant damage.

In its latest Safety Digest, UK MAIB references a case in which a line handler was seriously injured during mooring operations after a mooring line snagged on a vertical post. 

In its latest Safety Digest, UK MAIB references a case in which a barge crew member narrowly escaped injury when a bank of four lead-acid batteries exploded during generator start-up.