Marine Accident Investigation Branch
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Safety bulletin 3/2023 published
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Warning issued to owners and operators of small commercial passenger vessels following a serious passenger injury during a rigid inflatable boat (RIB) ride.
Scot Carrier and Karin Høj report published
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Collision between a general cargo vessel and a split hopper barge in the Bornholmsgat traffic separation scheme off Sweden, resulting in the loss of two lives.
Warning issued for DSB liferafts certified by the service station Comfer Marin SL after a liferaft fails to inflate during the abandonment of a fishing vessel.
Moritz Schulte report published
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Engine room fire on a LPG/ethylene carrier in Antwerp, Belgium with loss of one life.
MAIB Annual Report 2022
Corporate report
This annual report provides information on the branch’s activities during 2022.
In a moving account, skipper Raymond Strachan shares how losing a crewmate overboard continues to shape his safety preparedness more than a decade later.
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Marine Accident Investigation Branch
105 Commercial Road
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