Escapade 912(1) - Accident Reports

This document warns owners, skippers and crews about potential hazards associated with using LPG on board craft and makes recommendations.

The importance of installing and maintaining safety critical systems to comply with the approved classification standards and in accordance with relevant guidance is highlighted following a fire on board the ro-ro cargo ship Finnmaster while departing Hull, England.

Location: 16 nautical miles south of Newhaven, England.

Derailment of freight train near Angerstein Junction, south east London, 3 June 2015.

Location: Fishbourne Ferry Terminal, Isle of Wight, England.

We have issued a safety bulletin highlighting a potentially serious hazard associated with condensed aerosol firefighting suppressant particles after the fatal accident on fishing vessel Resurgam.

Location: Lambeth Bridge, River Thames, England.

Passenger train passed two consecutive signals at danger near Greenford, West London, 20 March 2014.

Initial investigation into a fire on board the ro-ro cargo ship Finnmaster while departing Hull, England, found potential manufacturing defects with pilot system hose assemblies.

Tram running with doors open on London Tramlink, Croydon, 13 April 2013.

Location: Off Karlskrona, Sweden.

Freight train derailment at Petteril Bridge Junction, Carlisle, 19 October 2022.

Location: Near the North Shipwash Buoy, to the north of Harwich Haven Authority jurisdictional limits on the east coast of England.

Runaway of a road-rail vehicle at Bradford Interchange, 8 June 2018.

Location: 21 miles off the Humber, England.

Train collision with material washed out from a cutting slope at Corby, Northamptonshire, 13 June 2019.

Passenger becoming trapped in a train door and dragged a short distance at Newcastle Central station, 5 June 2013.

Derailment of a freight train near Wanstead Park, London, 23 January 2020

Derailment of a freight train near Moor Street station, Birmingham, 25 March 2008.

Collision between a train and agricultural equipment at Kisby user worked crossing, Cambridgeshire, 19 August 2021.