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Collision between cargo vessel Scot Carrier and split hopper barge Karin Høj with loss of 2 lives
Marine Accidents (MAIB)08 Sep 2023
Location: Bornholmsgat traffic separation scheme in the Baltic Sea off the south coast of Sweden.
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Two catastrophic engine failures, one resulting in a fire, on board ro-ro passenger ferry Wight Sky
Marine Accidents (MAIB)28 Apr 2022
Location: Entrance to Lymington River, and Lymington Pier, England.
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Fall while using lifting gear to exit fish hold on trawler Gonpez 1 with 2 people injured
Marine Accidents (MAIB)29 Feb 2016
Location: Off Milford Haven, Wales.
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Breaking away from moorings by dry cargo vessel Hemo resulting in contact with 2 other vessels and grounding
Marine Accidents (MAIB)29 Feb 2016
Location: River Trent, England.
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Catastrophic failure of capacitor in aft harmonic filter room on passenger cruise ship RMS Queen Mary 2
Marine Accidents (MAIB)29 Feb 2016
Location: Approaching Barcelona, Spain.
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Girting and capsize of tug Domingue while assisting container ship CMA CGM Simba with loss of 2 lives
Marine Accidents (MAIB)19 Jul 2017
Location: Tulear, Madagascar.
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Two persons overboard from the standby safety vessel Vos Tracker during maintenance of the fast rescue craft
Marine Accidents (MAIB)27 Nov 2025
Location: North Sea.
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Persons washed overboard from general cargo vessel Timberland during heavy weather with loss of 2 lives
Marine Accidents (MAIB)29 Feb 2016
Location: North Sea.
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Flooding on dredger Panurgic II with 2 people affected by carbon monoxide poisoning from portable petrol pump
Marine Accidents (MAIB)29 Feb 2016
Location: Flixborough Wharf, River Trent, England.
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Collision between ro-ro passenger ferry Stena Britannica and tug Fairplay 22 with loss of 2 lives
Marine Accidents (MAIB)29 Feb 2016
German registered tug Fairplay 22 capsized after collision with the UK-registered vessel on the Nieuwe Waterweg near Hook of Holland. Lead investigation state: Holland.
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Rupture of exhaust gas boiler on passenger cruise ship Island Princess with 3 people injured and loss of 2 lives
Marine Accidents (MAIB)29 Feb 2016
Location: Undergoing sea trials in the Bay of Naples, ltaly.
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Switchboard explosion on ro-ro passenger ferry Pride of Le Havre with 2 people injured and loss of 1 life
Marine Accidents (MAIB)29 Feb 2016
Location: Outer breakwater of the Port of Le Havre, France.
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Uncontrolled decent of lifeboat during release gear test on Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessel Fort Victoria with 2 people injured
Marine Accidents (MAIB)29 Feb 2016
Location: Berthed at ship repair yard in Falmouth, England.
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Close-quarters situation between passenger cruise vessel Queen Elizabeth 2 and ro-ro passenger ferry Pride of Kent
Marine Accidents (MAIB)29 Feb 2016
Location: Dover Strait off the south east coast of England.
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Collision between fishing vessel Vertrouwen and motor cruiser James 2 resulting in motor cruiser sinking with loss of 3 lives
Marine Accidents (MAIB)07 Mar 2018
Location: Sussex Bay, Shoreham-by-Sea, England.
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Collision between gill netter Margaret And William II and chemical tanker Jacobus Broere resulting in netter sinking with loss of 2 lives
Marine Accidents (MAIB)29 Feb 2016
Location: In the Western Approaches.
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Collision between rigid inflatable boat Morfil and high speed passenger catamaran Sun Clipper with 2 people ejected from Morfil
Marine Accidents (MAIB)29 Feb 2016
Location: Blackfriars Road Bridge, River Thames, England.
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Large waves shipped over mooring deck of crude oil tanker FR8 Venture with 1 person injured and loss of 2 lives
Marine Accidents (MAIB)29 Feb 2016
Location: Near to west pilot station to Scapa Flow in the Orkney Islands, Scotland.
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Carbon monoxide poisoning due to intake of exhaust gas fumes into cabin spaces of motor cruiser Chapter Two with 7 people affected
Marine Accidents (MAIB)29 Feb 2016
Location: Transiting the River Medway, England.
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Safety warning (video) issued following the capsize and sinking of the tug Biter while assisting the passenger vessel Hebridean Princess with the loss of two lives
Marine Accidents (MAIB)12 Feb 2026
This bulletin highlights the key safety lessons from the MAIB’s investigation.