Current investigations
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Vessel's name |
Accident/ incident type |
Date of Fincident |
*Status of Investigation |
| CFL Patron | While departing Immingham, control of the propeller was lost, resulting in the Netherlands registered dry cargo vessel making heavy contact with the outer lock gate. | 29/08/10 | Preliminary Examination |
| Norman Arrow | High Speed ferry contacted mooring dolphin whilst berthing in Le Havre, resulting in structural damage to the vessel. | 28/08/10 | Preliminary Examination |
| Royal Oasis | The bulk carrier Royal Oasis struck the anchored bulk carrier Berge Atlantic while manoeuvring towards the Port Talbot pilot station. Both vessels suffered minor damage. | 13/08/10 | Preliminary Examination |
| Scottish Viking & Homeland | Collision between Italian registered Roro cargo/passenger vessel Scottish Viking and UK registered fishing vessel Homeland off St Abbs Head. The fishing vessel sank and one of the two fishermen who were onboard was lost. | 05/08/10 | Full Investigation |
| Yeoman Bontrup | Major fire and explosion on board a Bahamas flag bulk carrier while loading stone at Glensanda quarry, near Oban in Scotland. | 2/07/10 | Full Investigation |
| Commodore Clipper | The ro-ro ferry was on passage from the Channel Islands to Portsmouth when a fire broke out in a road trailer parked on the vehicle deck.The fire was contained using fixed fire-fighting equipment, but the vessel suffered some loss of systems as electrical cabling had been damaged by the fire. | 16/06/10 | Full Investigation Safety Bulletin issued |
| Skandi Foula | Norwegian flagged platform support vessel Skandi Foula made contact with Panamanian flagged offshore tug/supply vessel OMS Resolution while berthing at Victoria Dock, Aberdeen. | 29/05/10 | Full Investigation |
| Seacore | Crewman sustained a spinal injury. | 6/05/10 | Full Investigation |
| TS Royalist | Fatal man overboard incident which occurred in Stokes Bay, Gosport. | 2/05/10 | Full Investigation |
| Ever Excel | The vessel's chief engineer died in an accident involving the internal crew lift while a routine inspection of the lift was being carried out. The vessel was alongside in Kaosuing, Taiwan at the time. | 21/04/10 | Full Investigation |
| Norman Arrow | Heavy contact with the quay by the UK registered HSC passenger/vehicle ferry Norman Arrow when shifting berths in Portsmouth. | 31/03/10 | Full Investigation |
| Ben-My-Chree | During loading of passengers and vehicles alongside in Heysham, the vessel unexpectedly moved ahead causing the gangway to fall to the jetty. Seven passengers were rescued from the gangway tower by the fire brigade. | 26/03/10 | Full Investigation |
| Cormorant | Collapse of the A-frame on board the Dutch registered heavy lifting crane barge Cormorant, in Southampton | 07/03/10 | Full Investigation |
| Llanddwyn Island | The death of a crewman on board a UK coded tug during towing operations in Roscoff, France. | 1/03/10 | Full Investigation |
| FV Kerloch | Grounding and sinking of a Jersey registered fishing vessel off Linney Head near Milford Haven | 20/02/10 | Consultation stage |
| Isle of Arran | Contact with linkspan by UK ro-ro ferry at Kennacraig, Argyle and Bute | 6/02/10 | Consultation stage |
| Oscar Wilde | Engine room fire on board a Bahamas registered passenger ro-ro vessel, with 113 crew on board, when leaving Falmouth on completion of annual refit. | 2/02/10 | Full Investigation Safety Bulletin issued |
| Sand Falcon | Accident onboard a dredger when the lifting carriage from the ship’s gantry crane became detached and fell 6m to the deck as it was being prepared to lift stores on board while the vessel was alongside in West Thurrock. | 29/01/10 | Full Investigation |
| Etoile des Ondes | Loss of the UK registered fishing vessel Etoile des Ondes following a collision with a merchant vessel in the English Channel. One crewman missing, presumed dead. Three remaining crewmen were rescued. | 20/12/09 | Consultation stage |
Investigations led by other administrations with the agreement of the MAIB
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Vessel's name |
Accident/ incident type |
Date of Incident |
Lead State |
| ANL Wangaratta/ Fu Xin Shan | Collision between a UK registered Container ship and a Chinese registered Bulk carrier in the approaches to Shanghai. Both ships were damaged. | 22/02/09 | China |
| Fv Hendrik Sr./ Birka Exporter | Collision between a Fishing vessel and a Ro-ro cargo vessel. | 8/12/08 | Finland |
| Velazquez/ fv Sant Yann II |
Alleged collision between fishing vessel and container vessel. | 17/3/07 | France |
* 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.
