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A safety message to the shipping industry urging operators to review the use of lookout and navigational aids on their vessels and help crews to comply.
Grounding of a general cargo vessel on the island of Eilean Trodday in the Little Minch, off the west coast of Scotland.
Location: Eilean Trodday in the Little Minch, Scotland.
Establishment of an independent non-statutory inquiry into the November 2021 incident when at least 27 people lost their lives crossing the Channel.
Flooding and partial sinking of an inflatable boat in the Dover Strait with at least 27 lives lost.
Location: the Dover Strait.
Announcing an inquiry into the events of 24 November 2021, when at least 27 people lost their lives crossing the Channel.
Lifeboat davit failure during a crew familiarisation drill on a polar research vessel on Loch Buie, Isle of Mull, Scotland.
Location: Loch Buie, Isle of Mull, Scotland.
Location: Off St. Andrews Beach, Fife, Scotland.
Read our latest collection of lessons learned from marine accidents.
Learn safety lessons from a selection of marine accidents involving vessels from the merchant, fishing and recreational sectors.
Warning issued to owners and operators of small commercial passenger vessels following a serious passenger injury during a rigid inflatable boat (RIB) ride.
This bulletin urges owners and operators of small commercial passenger vessels to review their operations and procedures in line with current safety guidance.
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.
Location: Bornholmsgat traffic separation scheme in the Baltic Sea off the south coast of Sweden.
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.
This bulletin urges all owners and operators of DSB liferafts serviced by Comfer Marin SL, Spain between Jan 2017 and June 2022 to contact the nearest approved Survitec liferaft service station.
Engine room fire on a LPG/ethylene carrier in Antwerp, Belgium with loss of one life.
Location: Antwerp, Belgium.
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