Incident Review

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Storm Force, No Propulsion, 115 Injured: What Spirit of Discovery Teaches Every Senior Officer About Heavy Weather Decisions

MAIB Report 6/2026 into the Spirit of Discovery Bay of Biscay accident of 4 November 2023 reveals four interlocking failures: a passage…

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Eight Seconds: What the Death of Jack Walker on Wilaya Tells Every Fisherman About Potting Safety

MAIB Report 12/2026 into the fatal man overboard from the potting vessel Wilaya on 1 May 2025. Jack Walker, 35, was dragged…

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Thirty Minutes on Radar and No Action: The Apache/Serinah Collision and What Every Officer Must Know About COLREGS Rule 18

MAIB Report 4/2026 into the collision between the crude oil tanker Apache and the stern trawler Serinah in the Firth of Clyde…

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Pipework, Valves, and 45 Minutes: What the Loss of Opportune Tells Every Fishing Vessel About Flooding

MAIB Report 3/2026 into the flooding and foundering of the stern trawler Opportune 36nm east of Lerwick on 24 March 2024. Total…

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Eight Capsizes, Nine Deaths: What Tug Biter and Hebridean Princess Tell the Industry About Girting

MAIB Safety Bulletin SB1/2026 (referencing MAIB 17/2024) — The tug Biter capsized and sank off Greenock on 24 February 2023 while assisting…

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One Open Valve: What the Capsize of Njord Tells Every Fishing Vessel Skipper About Stability

MAIB Report 2/2025 — The fishing vessel Njord capsized and foundered 150 miles north-east of Peterhead on 6 March 2022. Ronald MacKinnon,…

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The Thirtieth Berth: What PS Waverley Hitting Brodick Pier Tells Every Ship's Engineer About Known Failure Modes

MAIB Report 3/2025 — On 3 September 2020, PS Waverley — the world's last seagoing paddle steamer — struck the concrete end…

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Silver Condor: A Record Catch, an Outdated Stability Booklet, and Three Deckhands Who Never Made It Back

Transport Safety Board of Canada's investigation into the sinking of the fishing vessel Silver Condor: a redfish catch 62% over the stability…

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Svanoy: A Ferry Master Watching the Wrong Screen, a Pleasure Craft Nobody Could See, and a Collision in Six Minutes of Fog

TSB Canada's investigation into the Svanoy ferry and pleasure craft collision in dense fog on the St Lawrence River: two vessels that…

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39 Minutes on a Bluetooth Earpiece: The Phone Call That Sank the Miss Peggy

NTSB's investigation into the Yangze 7/Miss Peggy collision in the Houston Ship Channel: a pilot's 39-minute personal phone call, a bridge team…

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Min Jiang Kou: 22 Crew Off, Zero Casualties, and a Car Carrier Still Burning 630 Miles Off Costa Rica

A COSCO car carrier's engine-room fire forced a full abandon-ship in the Pacific on 8 August 2026 -- every one of the…

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Coralius: The Wrong Chemical, the Wrong Tank, and a Reaction Nobody Saw Coming

Germany's BSU investigated a serious injury aboard the LNG tanker Coralius after a motorman refilled a sodium hypochlorite dosing tank with an…

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Angiola II: A Superyacht Sank Four Days After Handover, and All 14 Aboard Got Off Safely

The Amer F100 motor yacht Angiola II sank off Sardinia's Costa Smeralda just days after being handed over to her new owner.…

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Ever Wish: When the SMS Said It Was Safe and the Sea Disagreed

The forecast didn't meet the heavy weather threshold. Six crew went on deck. One didn't come back. TSIBS investigation into the Ever…

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Thor Nitnirund: The Web Sling That Was Never on the Register

A web sling not on the Lifting Gear Register. No risk assessment. No safety briefing. The TAIC investigation into the Thor Nitnirund…

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