Current investigations


Vessel's name

Accident/ incident type

Date of Incident

*Status of Investigation

Svitzer Waterston Grounding of a tug off Milford Haven. 02/7/08 Preliminary examination
Plas Menai Capsize of RHIB off Welsh Coast. 01/7/08 Preliminary examination
Moondance Grounding of Ro-ro cargo vessel while departing Warrenpoint, Northern Ireland. 29/6/08 Preliminary examination
Antari Grounding of cargo vessel north of Larne, Northern Ireland. 29/06/08 Preliminary examination
Montis General cargo vessel made contact with Skelton railway bridge on the River Ouse. 25/6/08 Preliminary examination
Guyona A fishing vessel foundered off the Channel Islands. 24/6/08 Preliminary examination
Misty Dawn Foundering of fishing vessel off Silloth 23/6/08 Preliminary examination
Overseas Camar Machinery failure resulting in serious injury to crewman 21/6/08 Preliminary examination
Varmland Fatal accident on board 21/6/08 Preliminary examination
Saga Rose Fatal accident to crewman in the ballast tank while alongside in Southampton 11/6/08 Full investigation
Maike D Escape of harmful substance and fire onboard, while in Hamburg 8/6/08 Completed Preliminary examination
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Fast Filip Dry cargo vessel made contact with moored tanker at Immingham Oil Terminal 7/6/08 Preliminary examination
Wind Solution Passenger/Cargo ferry made contact with the berth while departing Grimsby 05/06/08 Preliminary examination
Mistress Quickly Machinery failure onboard amphibious vessel 05/06/08 Preliminary examination
fv Girl Patricia Flooding and foundering of fishing vessel off Cornish coast - four crew safely evacuated 29/5/08 Completed Preliminary examination
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fv Bountiful Grounding off Lady Isle, near Troon. Fishing vessel sustained some material damage 23/5/08 Completed Preliminary examination
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Englishman Fatality onboard a tug 22/5/08 Preliminary examination
Costa Atlantica & Grand Neptune Close quarters situation between a passenger vessel and a car carrier in the Dover strait 15/5/08 Full investigation
Queen Victoria Cruise ship made contact with the quay in Valletta, Malta 14/5/08 Preliminary examination
CFL Performer Cargo vessel grounded on Haisborough Sand 12/5/08 Full investigation
fv Oceana Fishing vessel grounded on approach to Troon Harbour 9/5/08 Preliminary examination
Partner 1 Detachment of a console on a small privately owned RIB during an RYA powerboat course, which resulted in a person overboard in Studland Bay, Poole 20/4/08 Pending the publication of its investigation report, the MAIB has recommended the RIB’s manufacturer locate the boats sold by its dealers in the UK and Eire which have not been rigged and inspected by an authorised representative prior to delivery and to check the standard of rigging on these hulls is at least equivalent to the standard detailed in its commissioning guide, alerting owners to any deficiencies identified and any remedial action required. The Royal Yachting Association (RYA) has also informed its powerboat instructors of the circumstances of this accident and the British Marine Federation (BMF) is in the process of re-iterating the requirements of the Recreational Craft Directive to its membership.
Astral Grounding of a tanker in the Solent 10/3/08 Full investigation
Sichem Melbourne Contact between chemical tanker, a jetty and Dolphins 3 and 4 at Coryton 25/2/08 Full investigation
Sea Mithril Grounding of the UK general cargo vessel on the River Trent 18/2/08 Full investigation
Pride of Canterbury Ro-ro vehicle passenger ferry suffered major failure of vertical escape system on deployment during a planned inspection in Dover 01/2/08 Completed Preliminary examination
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Riverdance Grounding of the freight Ro-ro ferry, off Blackpool 31/1/08 Full investigation
Pride of Canterbury Ro-ro vehicle passenger ferry sustained propeller damage whilst hove to off Dover in heavy weather 31/1/08 Full investigation
fv Royalist Foundering of 35m fishing vessel, 180 miles west of Ireland. All 18 crew onboard were recovered by a French vessel 23/1/08 Consultation stage
fv Shark Fire aboard UK-registered fishing vessel 40 miles off the NW coast of Ireland 19/1/08 Consultation stage

Safety Bulletin 1/2008 published

Sava Lake Two fatalities aboard Latvian-registered cargo vessel on passage - diverted to Dover 18/1/08 Full investigation
LT Cortesia Grounding of German-flagged container ship on the Varne bank, Dover Straits 02/1/08 Full investigation being conducted jointly with German authorities. Germany is the lead investigating state
Flying Phantom Capsize of tug on the River Clyde with the loss of three lives 19/12/07 Full investigation
Figaro Hazardous incident aboard car carrier off Land's End 06/12/07 Consultation stage
Last Call Capsize of cabin cruiser off Whitby with three fatalities 23/11/07 Published 30 June 2008
Viking Islay Accident on a gas rig standby vessel in the North Sea, resulting in the death of three crew members 23/9/07 Consultation stage
Velazquez/
fv Sant Yann II
Alleged collision between fishing vessel and container vessel 17/3/07 Preliminary examination
Joint investigation with BEAMer, France is the lead investigating state


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* Status of investigation

Preliminary examination - this is an early assessment which may lead to a full investigation. When a PE does not lead to a full investigation a summary is posted on the Completed preliminary examinations table, which can be accessed by clicking on the link below.


Under full investigation - this means a full investigation is being carried out, which will lead to a published report.
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Consultation stage - when a full investigation is largely complete a draft copy of the report is sent to interested parties for comment.