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...
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.
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...
“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,...
