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Safety warning after vehicle deck fire caused by unaccompanied refrigerated trailer unit
Marine Accidents (MAIB)29 Feb 2016
Urgent recommendation to operators of vessels carrying refrigerated trailer units.
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Crush incident during transfer from bottom dump barge to tug Willem-B with loss of 1 life
Marine Accidents (MAIB)29 Feb 2016
Location: Nab Tower, in the eastern approaches to the Solent, near the Isle of Wight, England.
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Person overboard from potter Purbeck II
Marine Accidents (MAIB)29 Feb 2016
Location: off St Alban's Head, Dorset, England.
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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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Mooring rope pulled from ro-ro cargo vessel Sea Centurion after becoming caught in propulsion unit of a tug, with loss of 1 life
Marine Accidents (MAIB)29 Feb 2016
Location: Unmooring operation at Portsmouth Naval Base, 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 twin beam trawler Margaretha Maria with loss of 4 lives
Marine Accidents (MAIB)29 Feb 2016
Location: Off Lizard Point, England.
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Sinking of under 15m vessels: prawn trawler Kathryn Jane, potter Emerald Dawn and prawn trawler Jann Denise II with loss of 5 lives
Marine Accidents (MAIB)29 Feb 2016
Location: Kathryn Jane off Skye, Scotland. Emerald Dawn off Kilkeel, Northern Ireland. Jann Denise II off North Shields, England.
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Contact made by general cargo vessel Wightstone with moored, unoccupied sailing yacht Rose Ryal
Marine Accidents (MAIB)29 Feb 2016
Location: River Medina, Isle of Wight, England.
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Safety warning after dragging anchor and grounding of vessel
Marine Accidents (MAIB)29 Feb 2016
This documents makes urgent recommendations to ship owners and masters.
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Entanglement while shooting fishing gear from twin rig stern trawler Solstice II with loss of 1 life
Marine Accidents (MAIB)29 Feb 2016
Location: 25 miles south-west of Rockall in North Atlantic Ocean.
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Grounding of container vessel P&O Nedlloyd Magellan
Marine Accidents (MAIB)29 Feb 2016
Location: Western Approach Channel to Southampton Water, England.
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Collision between cargo vessels Hampoel and Atlantic Mermaid
Marine Accidents (MAIB)29 Feb 2016
Location: In the Dover Strait off the south east coast of 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.
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Person overboard from beam trawler Alma C with loss of 1 life
Marine Accidents (MAIB)29 Feb 2016
Location: 55 miles off Thyborøn, Denmark.
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Foundering of the yacht Bayesian with loss of 7 lives
Marine Accidents (MAIB)14 May 2025
Location: 0.5 nautical miles south‑east of Porticello, Italy.
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Safety warning after ejection from rigid inflatable boat results in 2 people seriously injured and loss of 2 lives
Marine Accidents (MAIB)29 Feb 2016
This documents urges drivers of power boats to check and use kill-cords following ejection of a family of 6 from a RIB.
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Safety warning about crushing injuries in stowage spaces after the loss of 1 life on ro-ro ferry Clipper Pennant
Marine Accidents (MAIB)04 Nov 2021
Initial findings of the investigation into a fatal accident to a crewman while working on an upper vehicle deck.
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Slipped messenger line while securing tug tow wire on bulk carrier Wah Shan with loss of 1 life
Marine Accidents (MAIB)29 Feb 2016
Location: River Humber, England.
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Grounding, capsize and sinking of suction dredger Arco Arun
Marine Accidents (MAIB)29 Feb 2016
Location: Broadness Point, River Thames, England.