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Real MAIB and investigation reports, broken down rank-by-rank — then turned into "what would you do?" questions you can test yourself against in the Knowledge Checker.

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 a disconnected watch alarm. Here's what every watchkeeper and skipper needs to take from it.

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The Chart Had a Gap, and So Did the Passage Plan: The Meshka Grounding

SHK's investigation into the grounding of the bulk carrier Meshka in the Öresund found missing ECDIS chart cells, a crew on their first transit of the Sound, and a bridge team that didn't catch either problem in time.

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The Bilge Alarm Never Sounded: How Ron Jeremy Sank Under Tow

SHK's investigation into the sinking of the tug Ron Jeremy found a non-functional bilge alarm, a crew without the technical knowledge to diagnose a developing list, and a capsize that happened during the evacuation itself. One crew member died.

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