MAIB issues rallying call over safety drift
Rob Loder, Marine Accident Investigation Branch’s (MAIB) chief inspector of marine accidents, has issued what he terms a “rallying...
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.
Call for leisure boating drink-drive laws after fatal RIB crash
Legal loopholes that allow people to be drunk in charge of pleasure boats should be closed in the wake...
Bayesian superyacht ‘did not sink due to storm’, fresh reports suggest
An ongoing investigation into the loss of the sailing superyacht Bayesian off Sicily in August 2024 has indicated that...
Rob Loder appointed as chief inspector of marine accidents
Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has appointed Rob Loder as its new chief inspector, succeeding Andrew Moll OBE, who...
Six years for captain after fatal collision
A fatal North Sea collision that claimed the life of a seafarer has ended with a prison sentence for...
MAIB highlights systemic safety failures in fatal pilot transfer incident
“Pilot transfers are challenging and potentially hazardous,” says MAIB’s chief inspector of marine accidents, Andrew Moll. His comment comes...
MAIB reports on fatal accident: Skipper died after being pulled into rope around aft winch
The Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has completed its preliminary report into a fatal accident onboard a sailing boat...
British care home fined after disabled residents drowned during boat trip
Burdon Grange Care Home in Beaworthy, in the English county of Devon, has been ordered to pay more than...
Why do the same marine accidents keep happening? MAIB’s chief investigator speaks out
Despite years of investigations and countless safety recommendations, the same types of marine accidents continue to occur. Why? According...
Alcohol and lack of oversight resulted in Göcek tender crash, reports MAIB
Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has published its report into a collision between the 7-metre tender to the Gibraltar-flagged...
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...
