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Parting of mooring rope from container vessel Fremantle Express with loss of 1 life
Marine Accidents (MAIB)29 Feb 2016
Location: Berthing at the Port of Veracruz, Mexico.
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Lifting equipment failure on self-propelled floating sheerleg crane Cormorant
Marine Accidents (MAIB)29 Feb 2016
Location: Berthed at the Port of Southampton, England.
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Flooding and sinking of grab hopper dredger Abigail H
Marine Accidents (MAIB)29 Feb 2016
Location: Berthed at Port of Heysham, England.
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Safety warning after critical stability issues identified on beam scallop dredger Olivia Jean
Marine Accidents (MAIB)29 Feb 2016
This document recommends the vessel not undertake any further fishing operations until safe operation can be ensured.
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Report 04/2026: Derailment at Denbigh Hall South Junction
Rail Accidents (RAIB)13 Apr 2026
Derailment at Denbigh Hall South Junction, near Bletchley, Buckinghamshire, 26 June 2025.
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Grounding of oil tanker Sea Empress and the subsequent salvage operation
Marine Accidents (MAIB)29 Feb 2016
Location: In the approaches to Milford Haven, Wales.
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Collision between aggregates dredger Bowbelle and passenger vessel Marchioness resulting in Marchioness sinking with loss of 51 lives
Marine Accidents (MAIB)29 Feb 2016
Location: River Thames, England.
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Heavy weather damage on container vessel Maersk Newport and subsequent fire during repairs
Marine Accidents (MAIB)29 Feb 2016
Location: Heavy weather 50 miles west of Guernsey, Channel Islands, fire at container berth in Algeciras, Spain.
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Swamping and sinking of dory with loss of 3 lives
Marine Accidents (MAIB)29 Feb 2016
Location: Loch Awe, Scotland.
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Ignition of debris during firing of cannon on replica 3-masted frigate Grand Turk with 1 person injured
Marine Accidents (MAIB)29 Feb 2016
Location: Berthed at Portsmouth, England.
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Safety warning about carbon monoxide poisoning after the loss of 2 lives on the motor cruiser Diversion
Marine Accidents (MAIB)15 Oct 2020
We have issued a safety bulletin highlighting the importance of installing carbon monoxide (CO) alarms on boats with enclosed accommodation spaces.
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Capsize and sinking of pelagic trawler Amber Rose with loss of 1 life
Marine Accidents (MAIB)29 Feb 2016
Location: 1.5 miles south of the Calf of Man, Isle of Man.
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Safety warning after inadvertent activation of condensed aerosol fire extinguishing system leads to a fatality
Marine Accidents (MAIB)10 Mar 2020
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.
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Flooding in engine room of general cargo vessel Sonia
Marine Accidents (MAIB)29 Feb 2016
Location: 6 miles south-east of Saint Catherine’s Point, Isle of Wight, England.
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Report 11/2026: Unsafe movement of locomotives being coupled on the Bluebell Railway
Rail Accidents (RAIB)08 Oct 2026
Unsafe movement of locomotives being coupled on the Bluebell Railway, East Sussex, 9 August 2025.
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Collision between offshore supply and standby vessel Highland Pioneer and DA jack-up rig
Marine Accidents (MAIB)29 Feb 2016
Location: Off the Douglas offshore installation in Liverpool Bay, England.
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Report 02/2017: Collision at Plymouth station
Rail Accidents (RAIB)13 Feb 2017
Collision at Plymouth station on 3 April 2016.
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Contact made by passenger ferry Uriah Heep with Hythe Pier
Marine Accidents (MAIB)06 Apr 2017
Location: Hythe Pier, Southampton, England.
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Safety warning after accidents involving DUKW amphibious passenger vehicles
Marine Accidents (MAIB)29 Feb 2016
Urgent recommendation made to the Maritime and Coastguard Agency.
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Fire on long liner Ross Alcedo with 2 people injured
Marine Accidents (MAIB)29 Feb 2016
Location: Approximately 32 miles north-west of the Isles of Scilly.