Reports by incident
Injury/Fatality
Reports have been split into three categories, Merchant, Fishing and Leisure. Click on the links within the tables to view each investigation report.
Merchant vessels
|
Vessel name |
Vessel type |
Accident type |
Accident date |
| Fremantle Express (No 29/2011) |
Container vessel | Fatality during mooring operations in Veracruz | 15/07/11 |
| Cosco Hong Kong and Zhe Ling Yu Yun 135 (No 27/2011) |
Container vessel and Fish transportation vessel | Collision in the East China Sea resulting in the loss of 11 lives | 6/03/11 |
| Liquid Vortex (No 25/2011) |
Yacht | Serious injury | 28/05/11 |
| Our Boy Andrew (No 23/2011) |
Stern Trawler | Fatal accident to skipper | 24/03/11 |
| Discovery and Breadwinner (No 22/2011) |
Fishing vessels | Loss of the skippers from fv Discovery and fv Breadwinner, both during single-handed fishing operations. | 09/10/2010 and 20/01/2011 |
| Cardiff Bay Yacht Club RIBs (No 19/2011) |
RIB | Collision between two Cardiff Bay Yacht Club RIBs resulting in injuries to three students | 27/10/10 |
| Forth Guardsman (No 16/2011) |
Landing craft | Fatal accident during mooring operations | 13/03/11 |
| Blue Angel (No 12/2011) |
Fishing vessel | Manoverboard west of Gigha | 06/01/11 |
| Princes Club Water Sports Park Fatal Accident (No 11/2011) |
Banana boat | Fatal accident | 11/09/10 |
| Joanna (No 8/2011) |
Cargo vessel | Fatal Man overboard | 13/12/10 |
| Ever Excel (No 6/2011) |
Container vessel | Fatal accident to the chief engineer in the lift shaft | 21/04/10 |
| Homeland & Scottish Viking (No 4/2011) |
Fishing vessel & ro-ro passenger vessel | Collision resulting in one fatality. | 5/08/2010 |
| TS Royalist (No 2/2011) |
Sail training ship | Fatal accident to sea cadet | 02/05/10 |
| Llanddwyn_Island (No 14/2010) |
Workboat | Fatality in Roscoff caused by parting hawser | 01/03/10 |
| Alam Pintar & Etoile des Ondes (No 11/2010) | Bulk carrier & Fishing vessel | Collision between the Singapore registered bulk carrier and UK registered fishing vessel 15 miles north of the Cherbourg peninsula resulting in one fatality and the loss of the fishing vessel. | 20/12/09 |
| Olivia Jean (No 10/2010) | Fishing vessel | Injury to fisherman. | 10/10/09 |
| Bro Arthur (No 9/2010) | Oil/chemical tanker | Fatality of a shore worker in No 2 cargo tank at the Cargill Terminal, Hamburg. | 19/02/10 |
| Ever Elite (No 8/2010) | Container vessel | Uncontrolled descent of an accomodation ladder while the vessel was in San Francisco Bay, resulting in one fatality. | 10/09/09 |
| Korenbloem, Osprey III, Optik (No 6/2010) | Fishing vessels | Fatal manoverboard accidents | November 2009 |
| Wellservicer (No 1/2010) |
Diving Support Vessel | Fatal accident on board Wellservicer, 3 miles SE of Aberdeen | 01/04/09 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Eurovoyager (No 17/2009) |
Ro-ro passenger vessel | Major injury to an engine room fitter trapped in a watertight door | 3/11/08 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Saga Rose (No 1/2009) |
Passenger cruise ship | Fatality on board | 11/06/08 |
| Sava Lake (No 15/2008) |
Cargo vessel | Death by asphyxiation of two crewmen on board Sava Lake, approaching Dover Strait | 18/01/08 |
| Flying Phantom (No 17/2008) |
Tug | Loss of tug Flying Phantom while towing Red Jasmine on the River Clyde, resulting in 3 fatalities and 1 injury. | 19/12/07 |
| ERRV Viking Islay (No 12/2008) |
Emergency Response Rescue Vessel (Class B) | Accident on a gas rig standby vessel in the North Sea, resulting in the death of three crew members | 23/09/07 |
| Dublin Viking (No 7/2008) |
Ro-Ro Passenger Ferry | Parting of a Mooring line resulting in one fatality | 07/08/07 |
| FR8 Venture (No 16/2007) |
Tanker | Loss of two lives and one crewman seriously injured | 11/11/06 |
| Thomson Celebration (No 11/2007) |
Cruise ship | Fatal accident to person on board Tender 15 | 26/09/06 |
| Neermoor (No 31/2006) |
Single hold coaster | Fatal accident | 27/04/06 |
| Spruce (No 27/2006) |
LASH vessel | Serious injury | 16/03/06 |
| RFA Fort Victoria No9/2005) | Royal Fleet Auxiliary | Accident to persons sustained during a lifeboat release gear test | 10/09/04 |
| Nordstrand(No 8/2005) | Combi coaster | Fatal accident on board | 20/09/04 |
| Albatros (No 7/2005) | Commercial sailing vessel | Accident on board | 22/08/04 |
| Star Clipper (No 3/2005) |
Class V passenger vessel | Failure of a mooring bollard resulting in a fatal accident at St Katherine’s Pier, River Thames, London | 02/05/05 |
|
Dart 8
(No 12/2004) |
Ro-ro Cargo vessel | Personal injury | 21/03/04 |
| Arco Adur (No 23/2003) |
Class VIII aggregate dredger | Fatal accident | 25/02/03 |
| P&OSL Aquitaine (No 18/2003) |
Ro-ro ferry | Fatal accident | 09/10/02 |
| Royal Princess (No34/2002) |
Passenger ship | Major injury to engineer officer | 04/08/01 |
| CEC Crusader (No 27/2002) |
General cargo container | Fatal accident | 22/11/01 |
| Grand Turk (No 15/2002) |
Mega yacht(three masted replica 1791 frigate) | Injury sustained during the firing of cannon | 24/08/01 |
| European Highway (No 1/2002) |
Lifeboat/Fast Rescue Craft | Accident to lifeboat and fast rescue craft from European Highway in Zeebrugge, four injured | 1/12/00 |
| Konningin Beatrix (No 39/2001) |
Passenger ro-ro ferry | Man overboard | 29/10/00 |
| Evangelos CH (No 29/2001) |
Bulk carrier | Fatal accident to a crew member | 20/11/00 |
| Baltiyskiy (No 20/2001) |
Cargo vessel | Accident resulting in the death of a Seaman | 10/09/00 |
| Fivla (No 11/2001) |
Small passenger ro-ro ferry | Death of an engineer on board the vessel | 16/07/00 |
| Inga (No 10/2001) |
Motor tanker | Death of a crew member | 07/07/01 |
| Diamond Bulker (No 9/2001) |
Bulk carrier | Incident resulting in the loss of two lives while at anchor. | 05/04/00 |
| Pride of Bilbao (No 4/2001) |
Rescue boat | Rescue boat falling from Pride of Bilbao into Cherbourg Harbour injuring two people | 01/07/00 |
| Alfa Britannia (No 1/2001) |
Tanker | Parting of a mooring line while Bahamian registered tanker was berthing at Tranmere oil terminal near Birkenhead, resulting in injuries to crew members on board a gig-boat | 18/11/99 |
| Willem B (No 5/2000) |
Tug | Crushing and subsequent death of a bargehand | 06/06/99 |
| Sea Centurion (No 3/2000) |
Ro-ro cargo ship | Fatal accident to a motorman on board | 18/05/99 |
| Rema (No 1/2000) | Single deck cargo vessel | Foundering with the loss of four lives | 25/04/1998 |
| Hotspur IV | Passenger ferry | Man overboard incident during mooring operations | 15/10/99 |
| P&OSL Kent | Passenger ro-ro cargo ferry | Death of a donkeyman | 10/11/98 |
| Enak/Loveletter | General cargo | Failure of lifting arrangement in Sunderland Docks with loss of one life | 09/05/97 |
| Pride of Hampshire | Ro-ro vehicle passenger ferry | Lifeboat accident on a Ro-ro passenger vessel | 25/09/94 |
| Hoegh Duke Published 09/12/94 |
Bulk carrier | Lifeboat accident with six seamen killed and six others hospitalised | 20/08/92 |
| Esso Mersey (MT) |
Motor tanker | Re-opened inquiry into the explosion on a motor tanker, with the loss of two lives | 04/09/91 |
| Esso Mersey (MT) |
Motor tanker | Explosion on board a motor tanker, with the loss of two lives | 04/09/91 |
| Bowsprite Published 02/05/91 |
Suction dredger | Loss of vessel with four lives | 05/12/88 |
Fishing vessels
|
Vessel name |
Vessel type |
Accident type |
Accident date |
| Aquila (No 5/2010) |
Fishing vessel | Capsize of a fishing vessel with the loss of three lives | 20/07/09 |
| Maggie Ann (No 19/2009) |
Fishing vessel | Fatality due to manoverboard. | 12/02/09 |
| Danielle (No 5/2007) |
Scallop dredger | Major injury sustained by crew member | 06/06/06 |
| Sian Elizabeth (No 3/2007) |
Steel fishing vessel | Injury to crew member | 14/09/06 |
| Brothers (No 1/2007) |
Stern trawler | Grounding with the loss of 2 lives |
01/06/06 |
| Pamela S (No 32/2006) |
Fishing vessel | Capsize with the loss of one crew | 17/06/06 |
| Noordster (No 30/2006) |
Fishing Vessel | Capsize with the loss of three crew | 12/12/05 |
| Harvest Hope (No 21/2006) |
Trawler | Capsize and foundering | 28/08/05 |
| Greenhill (No 19/2006) |
Fishing vessel | Grounding and subsequent foundering with loss of two lives | 19/01/06 |
| Solway Harvester (No 1/2006) |
19.43m Scallop dredger | Sinking with seven fatalities | 11/01/00 |
| Chelaris J (No 7/2004) |
Fishing vessel | Capsize and sinking of the Chelaris J and loss of all crew members, Banc de la Schole (near Alderney) | 01/10/03 |
| Kirsteen Anne (No 19/2003) |
Fishing vessel | Loss of vessel with the loss of her two crew, Firth Lorn | 31/12/02 |
| Ocean Star(No 13/2003) | Stern twin-rig trawler | Fatality | 26/11/01 |
| Osprey (No 3/2003) |
Fishing vessel | Fatal accident to a man overboard in Lochinver Harbour | 20/04/02 |
| Radiant (No 2/2003) |
Fishing vessel | Capsize and foundering of Radiant PD298 about 45 miles north-west of the Isle of Lewis with the loss of one life | 10/04/02 |
| Tullaghmurry Lass (No 1/2003) |
Fishing vessel | Sinking of fishing vessel Tullaghmurry Lass with loss of three lives in the Irish Sea | 14/02/02 |
| Charisma (No 38/2002) |
Fishing vessel | Capsize of the fishing vessel Charisma (OB588) with the loss of one crew member, Carlingford Lough | 30/01/02 |
| Gemma Fidelis (No 24/2002) |
Stern trawler | Fatal accident | 23/10/01 |
| Arosa (No 41/2001) |
Fishing vessel | Grounding and total loss with the loss of 12 crew members | 03/10/00 |
| Van Dijck (No 35/2001) |
Fishing vessel | Loss of fisherman overboard while fishing | 16/04/01 |
| Philomena (No 34/2001) |
Scallop dredger | Fatal accident on board | 06/03/01 |
| Alma C (No 33/2001) |
Fishing vessel | Fatality | 25/01/01 |
| Solstice II (No 22/2001) |
Fishing vessel | Fatal accident to crewmember | 13/05/00 |
| Girl Alice (No 17/2001) |
Fishing vessel | Loss of skipper while potting for crabs and lobsters | 19/11/00 |
| Mariama K (No 12/2001) |
Fishing vessel | Carbon monoxide poisoning resulting in one fatality | 10/06/00 |
| Wakil II (No 40/2000) |
Inshore trawler | Accident to skipper | 10/04/00 |
| Dunan Star (No 38/2000) |
Potter | Fatal accident on board | 10/08/00 |
| Opportune (No 33/2000) |
Fishing vessel | Man overboard fatality | 23/02/00 |
| Astra II (No 31/2000) |
Fishing vessel | Loss of two crewmen attempting to board the vessel | 02/04/00 |
| Harbour lights (No 27/2000) |
Gill netter | Loss of vessel with the loss of one life | 08/01/00 |
| Amber Rose (No 24/2000) |
Pelagic trawler | Foundering with the loss of one life | 15/10/98 |
| Donna M (No 11/2000) |
Potter/creeler | Capsize with the loss of two lives | 31/08/99 |
| Blue Hooker | Fishing vessel | Loss of vessel with two lives | 12/11/98 |
| Gradeley (No 9/2000) |
Potter | Man overboard fatality | 28/10/00 |
| Geeske |
Fishing vessel | Death of one person while fishing off Beachy Head | 05/08/99 |
| Pescalanza | Fishing vessel | Sinking of the fishing vessel with the loss of six lives | 02/11/98 |
| Purbeck II | Potting vessel | Injury to crew member | 07/06/99 |
| Sapphire (No 1/1999) |
Fishing vessel | Sinking of fishing vessel with loss of four lives | 01/10/97 |
| Westhaven Published 19/11/98 |
Fishing vessel | Loss of vessel with four lives | 10/03/97 |
| Pescado Published 22/09/98 |
Fishing vessel | Loss of fishing vessel with the loss of all six crew |
February 1991 |
| Gorah Lass Published 23/07/98 |
Fishing vessel | Loss of vessel with three lives | 23/07/98 |
| Atlantic Princess | Fishing vessel | Three fatalities and injuries to six crew members | 25/07/96 |
| Heather Bloom Published 23/11/95 |
Fishing vessel | Loss of vessel with the loss of one life | 03/12/94 |
| Ocean Hound Published 10/09/92 |
Fishing vessel | Loss of vessel with the loss of five lives |
Between 10th-11th August 1991 |
| Margaret/ William II Published 29/05/92 |
Fishing vessel | Loss of vessel with the loss of two lives |
04/09/91 |
| Grey Flamingo Published 05/07/91 |
Fishing vessel | Foundering with the loss of two crew members |
24/11/89 |
| Majestic | Fishing vessel | Capsize and sinking of a fishing vessel west of the Shetland Islands, with the loss of five lives | 13/06/89 |
Leisure crafts
|
Vessel name |
Vessel type |
Accident type |
Accident date |
| Delta 8.5m RIB (No 1/2011) |
Delta 8.5m RIB | Injury to passenger. | 06/05/10 |
| Sooty (No 22/2009) |
Rigid Inflatable Boat (RIB) | High speed grounding resulting in one fatality. | 18/05/09 |
| Celtic Pioneer (No 11/2009) |
Rigid Inflatable Boat (RIB) | Injury to a passenger on board the RIB in the Bristol Channel. | 26/08/08 |
| Last Call (No 11/2008) |
Motor cruiser | Foundering of a motor cruiser at Whitby resulting in the loss of three lives | 23/11/07 |
| Army Cadet Force Rigid Raiding Craft (No 6/2008) |
Army Cadet Force Rigid Raiding Craft | The capsize of Army Cadet Force Rigid Raiding Craft in Loch Carnan, South Uist, Western Isles of Scotland on 3 August 2007 which resulted in one fatality | 03/08/07 |
| Hooligan V (No 19/2007) |
Yacht | Capsize of yacht with loss of one crew member | 03/02/07 |
| Ouzo (No 7/2007) |
Yacht | Loss of sailing yacht and her three crew, South of the Isle Wight | 20-21/08/06 |
| Roaring Meg (No 29/2006) |
IMX 38 yacht | Two personal injuries sustained on board | 20/05/06 |
| Pastime (No 25/2006) |
9 metre leisure yacht | Man overboard resulting in one fatality | 17/03/06 |
| Abersoch RIB (No 12/2006) |
Rigid Inflatable Boat (RIB) | Serious injury | 07/08/05 |
| Big Yellow (No 11/2006) |
Rigid Inflatable Boat (RIB) | Hull failure of the rigid inflatable boat Big Yellow , Porthmeor Beach, St Ives Bay, Cornwall | 26/08/06 |
| Loch Lomond RIB | Rigid Inflatable Boat (RIB) | Two people were thrown from a high-speed RIB | 13/03/04 |
| Loch Ryan (No 5/2004) |
4.6m GRP open sports boat | Swamping and foundering of a 4.6m GRP open sports boat with the loss of three lives on Loch Ryan south-west Scotland | 12/07/03 |
| Loch Ryan (No 4/2004) |
Cabin cruiser | Swamping of unnamed cabin cruiser in Lady Bay on Loch Ryan, 3 September 2003, and associated wave generation issues | 03/09/03 |
| Southampton Boat show RIB (No 28/2001) |
Rigid Inflatable Boat (RIB) | Three persons fell overboard resulting in one fatality | 22/09/00 |
| Samphire of Wells (No 7/2000) |
Dinghy | Foundering of dinghy off north Norfolk coast with loss of two lives | 16/12/99 |
| Wahoo (No 2/2000) |
Yacht | Man over board fatality | 14/05/99 |
| Drum Major |
Narrow boat | Foundering of narrow boat with the loss of four lives at Steg Neck lock near Gargrave, North Yorkshire | 19/08/98 |
| Sound of Iona Dinghy | Dinghy | Capsized with the loss of four lives | 13/12/98 |
| Loch Awe | Dory | Sank with the the loss of three lives | 29/05/99 |
| Ocean Madam | Yacht | Capsize with the loss of one life | 08/10/97 |
