Safety on commercial RIBs is a persistent issue, says MAIB, as passenger left paralysed
“Safety on commercial RIB operations is a persistent issue that the industry can do more to address,” says Andrew...
Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB)
Latest marine and maritime news from MAIB (Marine Accident Investigation Branch) about accidents. Read final reports on accidents with RIB collisions, cargo ships, fish farms, speedboats and paddleboarder accidents.
MAIB is a UK government organisation that investigates all maritime accidents in UK waters and accidents involving UK-registered ships worldwide.
“Radical rethink needed” for role of human watchkeepers, says MAIB
“Significant collisions between and groundings of merchant vessels show no sign of reducing,” says Andrew Moll, chief inspector of...
First interior images of recovered superyacht Bayesian revealed
The first images have emerged of the interior of the Bayesian, the superyacht owned by tech billionaire Mike Lynch,...
Video: Bayesian superyacht raised from seabed off Sicily
The British-flagged luxury superyacht Bayesian has been fully raised from the seabed nearly a year after it capsized and...
Engineer electrocuted during repair on £50m superyacht, inquest hears
A British engineer died after being electrocuted while carrying out repair work on a £50m superyacht moored in Falmouth...
Bayesian salvage: Sunken superyacht to be lifted this weekend
The 56-metre Bayesian is set to be lifted from the seabed this weekend in a high-stakes operation off the...
‘Bayesian is being raised in the name of evidence, not salvage’
The recovery of the superyacht Bayesian has begun off the coast of Porticello in Italy, following the publication of...
Bayesian was sunk by ‘extreme winds’, interim report says
A new interim report by the UK’s Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB), released Thursday (15 May 2025), has detailed...
$30m salvage operation underway to recover sunken superyacht Bayesian
A high-stakes international salvage mission is underway to recover the Bayesian, the 56-metre superyacht owned by late British tech...
Flawed safety protocols led to sailing crew fatality off Isle of Wight, MAIB reports
The Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has published its official investigation report into the fatal accident that claimed the...
Inquest into Bayesian yacht deaths delayed amid ongoing criminal investigations
The full inquest into the deaths of four British nationals who died when the superyacht Bayesian sank off the...
