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Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week 2022

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Statement from our Chief Inspector, Captain Andrew Moll OBE, at the start of this year’s Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week.

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MAIB safety digest 2/2022 published

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Read our latest collection of lessons learned from marine accidents.

MAIB safety digest 2 of 2022 front cover

Goodway report and safety flyer published

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Capsize of a single-handed creel fishing vessel near Cairnbulg, Scotland, with the loss of one life.

View from behind the wreck of Goodway sitting on the shoreline after being turned upright. The wheelhouse, engine, and most of the vessel’s equipment is missing.

Bella report published

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Flooding and sinking of the survey workboat Bella in the approaches to Lynmouth, England.

The moored 5.6m open glass reinforced plastic survey workboat Bella

Teal Bay report published

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Mooring deck accident on board a cargo vessel at Kavkaz South anchorage, Russia, with the loss of one life.

Bow to stern view of the general cargo vessel Teal Bay while underway on calm waters (Photo: Hans-Peter Shroeder)

Post-implementation review of the Merchant Shipping (Accident Reporting and Investigation) Regulations 2012

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Evaluation of the effectiveness of regulations to improve marine safety by determining the circumstances and causes of marine casualties and promoting action to prevent reoccurrence.

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