Incident Review

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The Salute That Sank a Cruise Ship: Costa Concordia

The Italian Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport's investigation into Costa Concordia found the human element was the root cause twice over —…

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Numerous Opportunities: El Faro and Hurricane Joaquin

NTSB's investigation into the loss of El Faro, with all 33 crew, found a captain who had numerous opportunities to route away…

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Alone on the Bridge: Exxon Valdez and Bligh Reef

NTSB's investigation into the Exxon Valdez grounding found a fatigued, uncertified third mate left alone on the bridge on a stretch of…

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The Boat Fell Ten Metres in Seconds — and the Crew Had Done Nothing Wrong: SEAHAKE's Rescue Boat Drill

BSU Investigation Report 271/23: a routine rescue boat drill on the tanker SEAHAKE at Piraeus anchorage ended with three crew members injured…

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Carrying Fertiliser Cargoes: Self-Heating, Ammonium Nitrate, and What MV CHESHIRE Actually Taught the Industry

UK P&I Club's Carefully to Carry, Chapter 11 (Fertilisers): self-sustaining decomposition, ammonium nitrate-based cargo classification under the IMSBC Code, and the real…

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MV WAKASHIO — The Twelve Days Between a Grounding and a Disaster

MV Wakashio grounded on a Mauritius reef on 25 July 2020 — six years ago today. The oil didn't start leaking for…

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HMNZS MANAWANUI — Twelve Factors, One Reef, No Fatalities

HMNZS Manawanui grounded on a reef off Samoa on 5 October 2024, caught fire, and sank the next morning. The Court of…

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MV WORLD PRIZE — A Broken Davit, an Unchallenged Shortcut, One Life Lost

The bosun of the bulk carrier World Prize died rigging a pilot ladder off Sweden in October 2025. MAIB's investigation found no…

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Wind Orca / BG Orange — A Billion Plastic Pellets, One Collision, and a Regulatory Gap Nobody's Closed Yet

An offshore vessel struck a berthed container ship at the Port of Tyne on 29 July 2026, collapsing a gantry crane and…

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Excalibur: The Trawl Warp Jam That Sank a Fishing Boat in Under a Minute

BEAmer's investigation into the loss of the French trawler Excalibur, 16 April 2013 — a jammed warp, a 45-minute drift beam-on to…

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NINJA II: The Fuel Cap He Opened to Check a Stalled Engine Nearly Killed Him

BEAmer investigation into the explosion and fire aboard the potting/netting vessel NINJA II, 12 June 2013, English Channel. A stalled auxiliary engine,…

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CHIMÈRE: The Man Overboard Beacon That Had Been Dead Since 2009 and Nobody Knew

BEAmer investigation into the man overboard and loss of the line-fishing vessel CHIMÈRE, 1 November 2012, Ouessant. A rogue wave, a lifejacket-integrated…

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LE PETIT CORSE: 500kg Over the Limit, a Melted Exhaust, and a Liferaft That Took an Hour to Open

BEAmer investigation into the sinking of the netting vessel LE PETIT CORSE, 18 December 2012, off Audierne. A cascading mechanical failure exposed…

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Pascal Paoli: A Trailer That Wasn't as Stopped as It Looked

BEAmer investigation into a serious crush injury during ro-ro cargo loading aboard the ferry Pascal Paoli, Marseille, 21 March 2013. A dockworker…

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CHRISTELLE MIKAEL: 15 Minutes, a Wall of Wind, and a Third Boat Lost the Same Way

BEAmer investigation into the loss of the seaweed harvester CHRISTELLE MIKAEL, 21 June 2012, off Finistère. A sudden squall, an open cargo…

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GWENVIDIK / LE SQUALE II: The Collision That Happened Because Nobody Was Watching

BEAmer investigation into the collision between the trawlers GWENVIDIK and LE SQUALE II, 25 November 2013, off Pointe de Penmarch. A skipper…

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THE ROLLING STONES: The Turn That Shouldn't Have Mattered

BEAmer investigation into the capsize of the trawler THE ROLLING STONES, 22 June 2014, off Port-en-Bessin. A snagged rock, parted cables, and…

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ÎLE DE GROIX / ACADIE: Two Ferries, One Narrow Channel, Zero Radio Calls

BEAmer investigation into the collision between the passenger ferries ÎLE DE GROIX and ACADIE, 8 April 2013, in the Port of Lorient.…

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ÉDOUARD FRANÇOIS / VOLGO-DON 5038: The Autopilot Was Steering Toward the One Thing It Couldn't See

BEAmer investigation into the collision between the trawler EDOUARD FRANCOIS and the anchored cargo ship VOLGO-DON 5038, 22 January 2013, off Port-la-Nouvelle.…

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BOSCO: A Foot, a Line, and Ten Minutes That Weren't Enough

BEAmer investigation into a fatal man-overboard aboard the potting vessel BOSCO, 10 December 2012, off Chemoulin. A crewman's foot caught in a…

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NO.2 Ocean Pioneer: Fatal Enclosed Space Entry After an Ineffective Gas-Freeing Operation, Strait of Hormuz 2025

RMI's investigation into the death of a chief officer inside a benzene tanker's cargo tank: a gas-freeing operation defeated by an open…

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Caroline Bezengi: The Sanctioned Tanker Nobody Owns Enough to Save, Breaking Up on Oman's Turtle Coast

A sanctioned 'shadow fleet' tanker, suspected hit by a limpet mine off Oman in June 2026, is now grounded and leaking crude…

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Seacon Oslo: A Chief Officer Went In Alone to Check a Cargo Hold, and Nobody Knew He'd Fallen for Nearly Two Hours

Singapore's TSIB investigation into a fatal fall through an unguarded walkway opening aboard the bulk carrier Seacon Oslo: a permit-to-work never raised,…

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"Wholly Avoidable": What the Verity / Polesie Collision Teaches Every Watchkeeper About the COLREGS

MAIB Report 5/2026 found the collision between cargo ships Verity and Polesie - which sank Verity with 5 lives lost - was…

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