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 Read PE Summary |
| 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 Read PE Summary |
| fv Bountiful | Grounding off Lady Isle, near Troon. Fishing vessel sustained some material damage | 23/5/08 | Completed Preliminary examination Read PE Summary |
| 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 Read PE Summary |
| 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 |
| 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 |
* 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.
To view the most recent reports click on the link below:
Consultation stage - when a full investigation is largely complete a draft copy of the report is sent to interested parties for comment.
