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Collision between pair trawlers resulting in the flooding and sinking of Guiding Star south-east of Fair Isle, Scotland.
MAIB safety digest 2/2024 published
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Read our latest collection of lessons learned from marine accidents.
Equinox Seas report published
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Fatal fall from height on bulk carrier Equinox Seas at ONEX Syros Shipyard, Ermoupoli, Syros, Greece.
Kommandor Orca report published
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Serious injury to a crew member on board a survey and supply vessel at Portland, England.
MAIB's new data portal goes live
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The MAIB Data Portal, designed to provide public access to a subset of maritime accident data, has launched.
Fatal man overboard from a sail training vessel at Sharpness, England.
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Marine Accident Investigation Branch
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