UK MAIB published its annual report, in which it highlights the work of the branch during 2017. This year’s report includes an overview of accidents reported, a summary of investigations started, details of investigation reports published and marine accident statistics.
According to the report, there were 1.232 accidents reported and 21 investigations were started. 42 of these accidents involved non-commercial vessels, 499 were occupational accidents that did not involve any actual or potential casualty. Furthermore, 708 accidents regarded 779 commercial vessels that involved actual or potential casualties to vessels.
MAIB teams were then deployed on seven occasions until the end of September and a nine investigations more were launched during the final quarter of 2017. Most of of these accidents happened in UK waters but UK MAIB inspectors were also deployed overseas to the west coast of the United States, France, South Africa and Australia.
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Moreover, for the eighth successive year there were no accidents including UK merchant vessels of over 100gt lost. The overall accident rate for UK merchant vessels over 100gt has decreased to 75 per 1.000 vessels from 78 per 1.000 vessels in 2016. As for fatalities, there was no loss of life within the crews of UK merchant vessels over 100gt during 2017.
For vessels below 100gt, two UK registered small vessels, both commercially operated sailing yachts, were lost in 2017, while two more small vessels were also lost in 2016.
In addition, one foreign flag vessel, a French registered sailing yacht, was lost whilst trading in UK waters and there were two reported deaths of crew working on foreign flag vessels trading in UK waters.
Continuing, UK MAIB made fifty-six recommendations during 2017 to 62 addressees. 98.4% of the recommendations were accepted, in comparison to 90.6% in 2016. No recommendations were rejected and one recommendation was partially accepted.
Out of the 56 recommendations between 2007 and 2016 that were accepted but are still open, 36 of them were addressed to the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA).
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