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Read our latest collection of lessons learned from marine accidents.
Warning issued to owners and operators of small commercial passenger vessels following a serious passenger injury during a rigid inflatable boat (RIB) ride.
Owner sentenced after member of crew on Atlantic crossing world record bid died after being washed overboard.
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.
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.
Engine room fire on a LPG/ethylene carrier in Antwerp, Belgium with loss of one life.
In a moving account, skipper Raymond Strachan shares how losing a crewmate overboard continues to shape his safety preparedness more than a decade later.
Maritime Safety Week event demonstrates man overboard recovery techniques and highlights how little time there is to effect a successful rescue.
As Maritime Safety Week starts, Captain Andrew Moll OBE shares his thoughts on the challenges of recovering a person overboard.
Fatal person overboard from a stern trawler, south-east of the Shetland Islands, Scotland.
Fatal person overboard from a lone-operated creel fishing vessel, west of Fast Castle Head, south-east Scotland.
Carbon monoxide poisoning on a sports cruiser moored at Port Hamble Marina, England, with the loss of two lives.
Safety warning highlighting the hazards of flexible hose installations, following a fire on board a cargo ship while departing Hull, England.
Svitzer Marine Ltd pleaded guilty to failing to operate a vessel safely and failing to provide a safe system of work.
New legislation will grant more powers to prosecute people for the dangerous misuse of watercraft, such as jet skis.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Tug towing pennant failure while assisting a berthing operation in Southampton, England, resulting in damage to its wheelhouse windows and injuries to its crew.
Two men overboard from a prawn trawler in the Sound of Rùm, Scotland, with the loss of one life.
Four lives lost during a commercial stand up paddleboard tour accident at Haverfordwest Town Weir on the River Cleddau in Wales.
Fall of a suspended buoy from a workboat crane at a fish farm off the Isle of Muck, Scotland, resulting in serious injuries to a deckhand.
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