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Accidents in UK port and harbour limits
| Vessel Name | Harbour Limit | Accident Type | Accident Date |
| Carrier (No 8/2013) |
Raynes Jetty, Llanddulas, North Wales | Grounding | 3/04/2012 |
| Norcape (No 28/2012) |
Troon, Scotland | Windlass damage, accident to person and grounding | 26-27/11/2011 |
| Stena Feronia and Union Moon (No 26/2012) |
Belfast Lough, UK | Collision | 7/3/2012 |
| Saga Sapphire (No 25/2012) |
No 106 berth, Southampton | Two men overboard while conducting a lifeboat drill | 29/3/2012 |
| SD Nimble (No 23/2012) |
Her Majesty's Naval Base, Faslane | Accidental discharge of carbon dioxide resulting in serious injury to a shore-based engineer | 23/8/2011 |
| Ernest Bevin (No 22/2012) |
River Thames | Fatal accident on board the Woolwich ferry | 3/8/2011 |
| Tempanos (No 20/2012) |
Felixstowe, UK | Fatal accident on board the container vessel | 17/12/2011 |
| Tombarra Part B (No 19B/2012) |
Royal Portbury Docks | Fatality to a rescue boat crewman | 07/02/2011 |
| Tombarra Part A (No 19A/2012) |
Royal Portbury Docks | Fatality to a rescue boat crewman | 07/02/2011 |
| Pride of Calais (No 18/2012) |
Calais, France | Machinery failure on board ro-ro vessel leading to contact with the berth. | 22/10/2011 |
| Moyuna (No 17/2012) |
Ardglass Harbour, Northern Ireland | Fishing vessel grounding at the harbour entrance | 21/11/2011 |
| Clipper Point (No 16/2012) |
Port of Heysham | Contact between ro-ro cargo ferry at the Port of Heysham’s South Quay, and two berthed ships. | 24/05/2011 |
| Scot Pioneer (No 13/2012) |
Belview Port, Waterford | Fatal injury to a crewman during cargo operations. | 27/10/2011 |
| Chiefton (No 12/2012) |
Greenwich Reach, River Thames. | Collision, capsize and foundering of tug with the loss of one crewmember at | 12/08/2011 |
| Dette G (No 11/2012) |
Queen Elizabeth Dock, Hull | Manoverboard during cargo operations while alongside dock. | 16/01/2012 |
| Saffier (No 9/2012) |
Immingham harbour | Failure of the controllable pitch propeller on cargo vessel resulting in heavy contact with a berthed tug. | 25/06/2011 |
| Blue Note (No 7/2012) |
Londonderry, Northern Ireland | Derailment of hatch-lid gantry crane on dry cargo vessel while alongside. | 22/07/2011 |
| CMA CGM Platon (No 26/2011) |
Bevans Wharf, River Thames | Container vessel contact with Wharf, River Thames. | 15/05/2011 |
| SBS Typhoon (No 13/2011) |
Aberdeen | Contact in harbour | 26/02/2011 |
| Skandi Foula (No 11/2011) |
Aberdeen | Contact with vessel OMS Resolution in harbour | 29/05/2010 |
| Karen (No 9/2011) |
Ardglass | Grounding at the entrance to the harbour | 03/01/2011 |
| Gulser Ana (No 41/2002) |
Belfast | Accident involving the starboard lifeboat of a bulk carrier | 17/10/2001 |
| Cardiff Bay Yacht Club RIBs (No 19/2011) |
Cardiff | Collision between two Cardiff Bay Yacht Club RIBs resulting in injuries to three students | 27/10/2010 |
| Sleepwalker(A2)and Harwich 2011 (A89) (No 7/2010) |
Offshore Circuit Racing Powerboats | Collision between two Offshore Circuit Racing powerboats in Dover harbour resulting in one fatality. | 08/08/09 |
| Celtic Pioneer (No 11/2009) |
Cardiff | Injury to a passenger on board a RIB | 26/08/2008 |
| Resplendent (No 10/2002) |
Cullivoe | Fishing vessel grounding | 13/06/2001 |
| P&OSL Canterbury (No 16/2002) |
Dover | Flooding of a ro-ro passenger vessel | 17/05/2001 |
| P&OSL Aquitaine (No 18/2003) |
Dover | Fatal accident on ro-ro passenger ferry | 09/10/2002 |
| Pride of Provence (No 26/2003) |
Dover | Contact with southern breakwater | 18/04/2003 |
| RFA Fort Victoria (No 9/2005) |
Falmouth | Accident to persons sustained during a lifeboat release gear test | 10/09/2004 |
| Ennerdale (No 10/2007) |
Fawley | Major LPG leak | 17/10/2006 |
| Vision II (No 8/2009) |
Fraserburgh | Fire while alongside, resulting in 3 fatalities | 01/08/2008 |
| Joanna (No 8/2011) |
Glasgow | Fatal man overboard while alongside | 13/12/2010 |
| TS Royalist (No 2/2011) |
Gosport | Fatal accident to sea cadet | 02/05/2010 |
| Border Heather (No 5/2006) |
Grangemouth | Explosion and fire | 31/10/2005 |
| HMS Westminster and Princess Rose (No 16/2009) |
Gravesend | Person overboard during passenger transfer | 24/11/2008 |
| Spruce (No 27/2006) |
Hartlepool | Serious injury | 16/03/2006 |
| Marine Explorer (No 2/2002) |
Harwich | Failure of lifeboat winch brake | 14/03/2001 |
| Abigail H (No 15/2009) |
Heysham | Flooding and foundering of a dredger | 02/11/2008 |
| Ben my Chree (No 17/2010) |
Heysham | Unintended movement of vessel during loading operations | 26/03/2010 |
| Stena Explorer (No 5/2003) |
Holyhead | Fire on board | 20/09/2001 |
| Stolt Tern (No 18/2005) |
Holyhead | Grounding | 01/12/2004 |
| Ursine (No 10/2008) |
Hull | Contact with Pride of Bruges | 13/11/2007 |
| Stena Gothica (No 39/2002) |
Immingham | Collision | 02/04/2002 |
| Isle of Arran (No 13/2010) |
Kennacraig | Contact with linkspan | 06/02/2010 |
| Galateia (No 25/2002) |
Liverpool | Lifeboat accident | 26/01/2002 |
| Sea Express 1 and Alaska Rainbow (No 22/2007) |
Liverpool | Collision | 03/02/2007 |
| Antonis (No 10/2011) |
Liverpool | Contact with Langton-Alexandra swing bridge | 11/12/2010 |
| Osprey (No 3/2003) |
Lochinver | Fatality | 20/04/2002 |
| Sichem Melbourne (No 18/2008) |
London | Contact with mooring structures at Coryton Oil Refinery Terminal | 25/02/2008 |
| Emerald Star (No 23/2006) |
Milford Haven | Contact with Chevron Texaco Number 6 berth | 18/01/2006 |
| Prospero (No 24/2007) |
Milford Haven | Loss of control of Product tanker and subsequent heavy contact with jetty | 10/12/2006 |
| Thunder (No 12/2007) |
Mostyn | Grounding | 10/08/2006 |
| Sardinia Vera (No 32/2002) |
Newhaven | Grounding | 01/02/2002 |
| Isle of Mull (No 13/2005) |
Oban | Contact with Lord of the Isles and subsequent contact with Railway Pier | 29/12/2004 |
| Yeoman Bontrup (No 5/2011) |
Oban | Fire and explosion | 02/07/2010 |
| Ijsselstroom (No 4/2010) |
Peterhead | Loss of tug | 14/06/2009 |
| Ijsselstroom (No 4/2010) |
Peterhead | Loss of tug | 14/06/2009 |
| MV Willy (No 31/2002) |
Plymouth | Grounding of Product tanker | 01/01/2002 |
| Bramble Bush Bay (No 20/2002) |
Poole | Collision between ferry and four yachts | 25/06/2002 |
| Brenscombe canoe (No 22/2005) |
Poole | Capsize | 06/04/2004 |
| Partner 1 (No 19/2008) |
Poole | Console detachment of RIB | 20/04/2008 |
| Commodore Clipper (No 19/2002) |
Portsmouth | Broaching of fast rescue boat while being launched from Commodore Clipper | 18/02/2001 |
| SV Grand Turk (No 15/2002) |
Portsmouth | Injury sustained during the firing of cannon | 24/08/2001 |
| Pride of Portsmouth (No 20/2003) |
Portsmouth | Collision with Type 23 class frigate | 27/10/2002 |
| Norman Arrow (No 7/2011) |
Portsmouth | Contact with quays in Portsmouth International Port, UK and with a mooring dolphin in Le Havre, France | 31/03/2010 and 29/08/2010 |
| Donald Redford (No 6/2004) |
Southampton | Collision with Hythe Pier | 01/11/2003 |
| Savannah Express (No 8/2006) |
Southampton | Engine failure | 19/07/2005 |
| Red Falcon (No 26/2006) |
Southampton | Contact | 10/03/2006 |
| Saga Rose (No 1/2009) |
Southampton | Fatality on board cruise ship | 11/06/2008 |
| Vallermosa (No 23/2009) |
Southampton | Contact made with tankers Navion Fennia and BW Orinoco | 25/02/2009 |
| Cormorant (No 15/2010) |
Southampton | Lifting equipment failure | 07/03/2010 |
| Saetta and Conger (No 3/2010) |
Southwold | Collision on completion of ship-to-ship transfer | 10/08/2009 |
| MV Claymore (No 24/2003) |
St Margaret's Hope | Entanglement in moorings | 11/03/2003 |
| Jo Eik (No 24/2009) |
Teesport | Release of cargo vapours resulting in two casualties at Vopak Terminal | 06/05/2009 |
| Delta 8.5m RIB (No 24/2009) |
Thames | Injury to passenger | 06/05/2010 |
| Daggri (No 6/2005) |
Ulsta | Contact with breakwater | 30/07/2004 |
| Sand Falcon (No 16/2010) |
West Thurrock | Failure of stores crane | 29/01/2010 |






