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Algoma Verity: The Pilot Kept Saying "We're Going to Be Fine" — He Was Wrong Twice

NTSB's investigation into the double grounding of the bulk carrier Algoma Verity on the Delaware River found the probable cause was expectation…

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Four Tonnes From Capsize: How Three “Routine” Modifications Sank the Nancy Glen

MAIB's investigation into the loss of the prawn trawler Nancy Glen found three unassessed modifications had cut her capsize threshold by a…

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Alone on the Quay: The Cover-Up That Meant Cherry Sand's Fatal Crush Happened Twice

MAIB's investigation into the fatal mooring accident aboard the dredger Cherry Sand found the same crushing accident had happened before — and…

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The Hook That Was Never Tested This Way: CV30 and the Southern Ocean MOB

MAIB's investigation into the loss of a crew member from the Clipper 70 yacht CV30 found his safety tether hook opened under…

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The Lesson That Was Never Learned: Millgarth and a Four-Year Gap Between Fatalities

MAIB's investigation into the fatal boarding accident aboard the tug Millgarth found it closely mirrored a fatal accident on a sister vessel…

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Compliance Without Conviction: The Safety Culture That Cost the Seatruck Pace Assistant Bosun His Life

MAIB's investigation into a fatal fall from height aboard the ro-ro ferry Seatruck Pace found the crew crossed known hazard barriers as…

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Mobile Phones and Reversing Trailers: The Fatal Combination on Seatruck Progress's Ramp

MAIB's investigation into a fatal pedestrian strike aboard the ro-ro ferry Seatruck Progress found no segregation between pedestrians and reversing vehicles on…

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The Keel Strap That Wasn't Checked: How a Windermere Capsize Became a Fatal Inversion

MAIB Safety Bulletin SB2/2019: an unsecured keel strap turned a recoverable capsize into a full inversion on Windermere, trapping a disabled sailor…

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Unseen, Impaired, in the Wrong Place: The Fatal Crush Aboard Karina C

MAIB's investigation into a fatal crush aboard the general cargo vessel Karina C found no exclusion zone at a known crane danger…

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The Keel That Could Not Be Inspected: Tyger of London and a Hidden Defect Nobody Could Have Caught

MAIB's investigation into the keel failure and capsize of the yacht Tyger of London found an undocumented fabrication shortcut that no survey…

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Stopped or Moving? The AIS Misread That Caused a Gibraltar Collision

MAIB's investigation into the collision between ANL Wyong and King Arthur in fog found an AIS misread and a badly timed VHF…

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The Hatch That Was Always Open: How Normalisation Killed a Skipper

MAIB's investigation into a fatal fall aboard the fishing vessel Artemis found an open mess deck hatch, walked over countless times without…

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Asleep at the Helm: What the Loss of the Crystal Stream Teaches Every Watchkeeper About Fatigue

MAIB Report 11/2026 found the prawn trawler Crystal Stream was lost after her skipper fell asleep alone on watch, fatigued and with…

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Close All Sea Valves: What Freedom II Teaches Fishing Crews About Flood Response

MAIB Report 8/2026 into the foundering of the prawn trawler Freedom II 11nm south-west of Oban, 21 February 2024. Total loss, all…

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One Link: What the Death of Denver Teleron on Honeybourne III Says About 'Satisfactory'

MAIB Report 1/2026 into the fatal falling-gear accident on scallop dredger Honeybourne III, 6 October 2023. A chain-over-static-pin arrangement believed to be…

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230 Volts: The Death of Roy Temme on Baton Rouge

MAIB Very Serious Marine Casualty Report 1/2025 into the electrocution of Chief Engineer Roy Temme on superyacht Baton Rouge, 23 February 2024.…

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Grounding and Total Loss of Dive Support Vessel Jean Elaine — Saint Peter's Pool

MAIB Report 15/2025 into the grounding and constructive total loss of Jean Elaine, Orkney, 22 July 2024. A suspended certificate, an expired…

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Scot Carrier Collides with Karin Høj in Bornholmsgat — Barge Capsizes, Two Crew Die

MAIB Report 5/2023 into the collision between Scot Carrier and Karin Høj, Bornholmsgat, 13 December 2021. No lookout on either vessel, a…

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Three Die as Nicola Faith Capsizes in Colwyn Bay — Overloaded Vessel's Stability Exhausted

MAIB Report 8/2022 into the capsize of whelk potter Nicola Faith, Colwyn Bay, 27 January 2021. An estimated 4.6 tonnes of deck…

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No One in Charge: How a Training Exercise on the River Cleddau Became a Fatal Collision

MAIB Report 17/2020 into the fatal collision between two Fire and Rescue Service RIBs during a training exercise, Milford Haven, 17 September…

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Tug Biter Capsizes and Sinks — Two Fatalities During Passenger Vessel Escort

MAIB Report 17/2024 into the girting capsize of the harbour tug Biter off Greenock, 24 February 2023, while escorting Hebridean Princess. An…

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Two Threats, One Blind Turn: The Tricolor, Kariba and Clary Collision

BEA-mer's investigation into the Tricolor/Kariba/Clary collision in the Dover Strait found three vessels, full radar data on each other, and not one…

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The Repair That Was Never Going to Hold: Mazarine on Wolf Rock

Transport Malta's investigation into Mazarine's grounding on Wolf Rock found no fault with the crew at all — a rare case study…

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Three Assumptions, 193 Lives: The Herald of Free Enterprise

The Sheen Report into the Herald of Free Enterprise capsize found no single person to blame — three consecutive assumptions that someone…

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