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Apache/Serinah report and safety flyer published
Collision between a crude oil tanker and a stern trawler in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland.
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Opportune report and safety flyer published
Flooding and foundering of a stern trawler approximately 36 nautical miles east of Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland.
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Finnhawk/Humber Saturn report published
Fall from a pilot ladder while attempting to board a cargo vessel in the approaches to the Humber Estuary, England, with loss of 1 life.
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MAIB Data Portal winter 2026 update
The MAIB Data Portal update, with additional data from 2025.
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Honeybourne III report and safety flyer published
Fatal injury to a deckhand following a chain failure on the scallop dredger Honeybourne III (PD905) 16 nautical miles south of Newhaven, England.
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Loss of cargo from Baltic Klipper
MAIB has begun an investigation into the loss of cargo from Baltic Klipper in the Solent.
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Marine Accident Investigation Branch
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