Investigation reports 2009

Reports have been split into three categories, Merchant, Fishing and Leisure. Click on the links within the tables to view each investigation report.

Merchant vessel reports

Vessel name

Vessel type

Accident type

Accident date

TS Royalist
(No 26/2009)
Sail training vessel Grounding near Chapman's Pool off the south coast of the UK 05/04/09
Stellar Voyager
(No 25/2009)
Oil tanker Catastrophic failure of a windlass hydraulic motor resulting in a major injury, off Tees Bay 23/03/09
Jo Eik
(No 24/2009)
Chemical tanker Release of cargo vapours resulting in two casualties at the Vopak Terminal, Teesport 06/05/09
Vallermosa
(No 23/2009)
Product tanker Contact made by the tanker Vallermosa, with the tankers Navion Fennia and BW Orinoco at the Fawley Marine Terminal 25/02/09
Stena Voyager
(No 21/2009)
Roll-on roll-off high-speed sea service cargo ferry The shift of an articulated road tanker on board Stena Voyager in Loch Ryan 28/01/09
Ville de Mars
(No 20/2009)
Container vessel Fatality of a chief officer in a ballast tank on board the container ship in the Gulf of Oman 28/01/09
Riverdance
(No 18/2009)
Ro-ro cargo vessel Grounding and subsequent loss of ro-ro cargo vessel on Shell Flats - Cleveleys Beach, Lancashire 31/01/08
Eurovoyager
(No 17/2009)
Ro-ro passenger vessel Major injury to an engine room fitter trapped in a watertight door 03/11/08
HMS Westminster & Princess Rose
(No 16/2009)
Type 23 Frigate & Class V Passenger vessel Person overboard during passenger transfer on the River Thames 24/11/08
Abigail H
(No 15/2009)
Grab hopper dredger Investigation into the flooding and foundering of the dredger Abigail H in the Port of Heysham 02/11/08
Pacific Sun
(No 14/2009)
Cruise ship Investigation of heavy weather encountered by the cruise ship 200 miles north north east of North Cape, New Zealand, resulting in injuries to 77 passengers and crew 30/07/08
Maersk Newport
(No 13/2009)
Container ship Investigations of Heavy weather damage 50 miles west of Guernsey and a fire alongside in Algeciras, Spain. 10/11/08 & 15/11/08
Hurlingham
(No 12/2009)
Class V passenger vessel Passenger fatality during disembarkation from a class V passenger vessel on the River Thames 17/08/08
Scot Isles & Wadi Halfa
(No 10/2009)
General cargo vessel/Bulk Carrier Collision between a General cargo vessel and a Bulk Carrier in the Dover Strait 29/10/08
Maersk Kithira
(No 9/2009)
Container ship Fatal injury to crew member and serious injury to second crew member in heavy weather 23/09/08
Antari
(No 7/2009)
General cargo vessel Grounding of a general cargo vessel near Larne, Northern Ireland 29/06/08
Moondance
(No 5/2009)
Ro-ro cargo ship The electrical blackout and subsequent grounding of Moondance in Warrenpoint Harbour, Northern Ireland 29/06/08
Astral
(No 4/2009)
Chemical & Oil Tanker Grounding of Tanker on Princessa Shoal, East of Isle of Wight 10/03/08
MV Norma
(No 3/2009)
Self-propelled Crane barge Hazardous diving incident involving MV Norma in the Dover Strait 21/06/08
Pride of Canterbury
(No 2/2009)
Passenger ferry Grounding of passenger ferry on "The Downs" - off Deal, Kent 31/01/08
Saga Rose
(No 1/2009)
Passenger cruise ship Fatality on board 11/06/08

Fishing vessel reports

Vessel name

Vessel type

Accident type

Accident date

Maggie Ann
(No 19/2009)
Fishing vessel Fatality due to manoverboard. 12/02/09
Vision II
(No 8/2009)
Fishing vessel Fire while alongside in Fraserburgh resulting in 3 fatalities. 01/08/08

Leisure craft reports

Vessel name

Vessel type

Accident type

Accident date

Sooty
(No 22/2009)
RIB High speed grounding resulting in one fatality. 18/05/09
Celtic Pioneer
(No 11/2009)
RIB Injury to a passenger on board the RIB in the Bristol Channel. 26/08/08
RIB 6
(No 6/2009)
RIB Capsize of RIB while undertaking unauthorised RIB riding activity. 01/07/08

Other reports

Reports published by other investigating states which have been produced with the co-operation of the MAIB following either full investigation or preliminary examination.

Vessel name

Vessel type

Accident type

Accident date

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LT Cortesia Container ship Grounding of a German-flagged container ship on the Varne bank, Dover Straits. 02/01/08 Federal Bureau of Maritime Casualty Investigation: Download report