tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/maib-reports Marine Accident Investigation Branch reports of type Fishing vessel 2026-05-07T09:59:22+01:00 HM Government tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/maib-reports/grounding-and-subsequent-loss-of-the-fishing-vessel-crystal-stream-lh-147 2026-05-07T09:59:22+01:00 Grounding and subsequent loss of the fishing vessel Crystal Stream (LH 147) Location: Barmore Island, Loch Fyne, Scotland. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/maib-reports/double-man-overboard-from-the-fishing-vessel-weston-bay-gy123-with-the-loss-of-1-life 2026-04-30T09:59:13+01:00 Double man overboard from the fishing vessel Weston Bay (GY123) with the loss of 1 life Location: approximately 12 nautical miles south-east of Spurn Head, England. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/maib-reports/foundering-of-the-fishing-vessel-freedom-ii-cn-111 2026-04-02T09:59:39+01:00 Foundering of the fishing vessel Freedom II (CN 111) Location: 11 nautical miles south-west of Oban, Scotland. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/maib-reports/collision-between-the-crude-oil-tanker-apache-and-the-stern-trawler-serinah-gh-116 2026-02-05T09:58:19+00:00 Collision between the crude oil tanker Apache and the stern trawler Serinah (GH 116) Location: Firth of Clyde, Scotland. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/maib-reports/flooding-and-foundering-of-stern-trawler-opportune-lk-209 2026-01-29T09:59:06+00:00 Flooding and foundering of stern trawler Opportune (LK 209) Location: approximately 36 nautical miles east of Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/maib-reports/serious-injury-to-a-crew-member-on-board-the-stern-trawler-reliance-iii-bf-800 2026-01-22T09:59:19+00:00 Serious injury to a crew member on board the stern trawler Reliance III (BF 800) Location: 46 nautical miles south-east of Sumburgh, Shetland Islands, Scotland. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/maib-reports/fatal-injury-to-a-deckhand-following-a-chain-failure-on-the-scallop-dredger-honeybourne-iii-pd905 2026-01-15T09:59:11+00:00 Fatal injury to a deckhand following a chain failure on the scallop dredger Honeybourne III (PD905) Location: 16 nautical miles south of Newhaven, England. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/maib-reports/capsize-and-foundering-of-the-prawn-trawler-odyssey-fr-70 2025-12-17T09:59:18+00:00 Capsize and foundering of the prawn trawler Odyssey (FR 70) Location: Approximately 133 nautical miles south-east of Peterhead, Scotland. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/maib-reports/man-overboard-from-fishing-vessel-kingfisher-dh-110-with-the-loss-of-1-life 2025-09-11T09:59:01+01:00 Man overboard from fishing vessel Kingfisher (DH 110) with the loss of 1 life Location: Approximately 30 nautical miles east-north-east of Wick, Scotland. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/maib-reports/capsize-and-sinking-of-fishing-vessel-njord-with-loss-of-1-life 2025-07-18T10:58:39+01:00 Capsize and sinking of fishing vessel Njord with loss of 1 life Location: 150 nautical miles north-east of Peterhead, Scotland. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/maib-reports/man-overboard-from-creel-fishing-vessel-nista-lk121-with-loss-of-1-life 2025-07-10T09:58:44+01:00 Man overboard from creel fishing vessel Nista (LK121) with loss of 1 life Location: North of Belnahua, north-west Scotland. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/maib-reports/grounding-and-subsequent-loss-of-the-prawn-trawler-sustain 2025-07-03T10:16:10+01:00 Grounding and subsequent loss of the prawn trawler Sustain Location: Rubha Camas a’ Mhaoraich, Loch Broom, Scotland. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/maib-reports/fatal-accident-on-the-beam-trawler-cornishman-with-loss-of-1-life 2025-06-19T09:57:24+01:00 Fatal accident on the beam trawler Cornishman with loss of 1 life Location: 44 nautical miles south-south-west of the Isles of Scilly, England. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/maib-reports/grounding-and-capsize-of-creel-fishing-vessel-lexi-rose-with-loss-of-1-life 2025-02-27T09:57:37+00:00 Grounding and capsize of creel fishing vessel Lexi Rose with loss of 1 life Location: Melrose Point, north-east Scotland. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/maib-reports/man-overboard-from-potting-vessel-pioneer-with-loss-of-1-life 2024-12-04T09:57:04+00:00 Man overboard from potting vessel Pioneer with loss of 1 life Location: south of Hastings, England. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/maib-reports/grounding-and-subsequent-loss-of-stern-trawler-ocean-maid 2024-10-24T11:27:44+01:00 Grounding and subsequent loss of stern trawler Ocean Maid Location: Cairnbulg Point, Aberdeenshire, Scotland tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/maib-reports/safety-warning-issued-following-the-foundering-of-fishing-vessel-argos-georgia-with-the-loss-of-13-lives 2024-10-10T09:58:38+01:00 Safety warning issued following the foundering of fishing vessel Argos Georgia with the loss of 13 lives This bulletin urges owners, operators and skippers of fishing vessels fitted with side shell doors to ensure suitable and sufficient risk assessment of watertight integrity. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/maib-reports/collision-between-pair-trawlers-guiding-light-and-guiding-star-resulting-in-guiding-star-flooding-and-sinking 2024-10-03T09:57:15+01:00 Collision between pair trawlers Guiding Light and Guiding Star resulting in Guiding Star flooding and sinking Location: 33 nautical miles south-east of Fair Isle, Scotland. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/maib-reports/safety-warning-issued-following-a-man-overboard-from-potting-vessel-kingfisher-with-loss-of-1-life 2024-09-05T09:58:28+01:00 Safety warning issued following a man overboard from potting vessel Kingfisher with loss of 1 life This bulletin urges fishing vessel owners and crew to review their deck risk assessments ensuring that hazards associated with the shooting or recovery of creels are fully mitigated. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/maib-reports/capsize-and-sinking-of-fishing-vessel-angelena 2024-08-01T09:56:52+01:00 Capsize and sinking of fishing vessel Angelena Location: south-east of Exmouth, England. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/maib-reports/flooding-capsize-and-sinking-of-stern-trawler-piedras 2024-06-20T09:58:16+01:00 Flooding, capsize and sinking of stern trawler Piedras Location: approximately 78 nautical miles south-west of Mizen Head, Ireland. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/maib-reports/collision-between-fishing-vessel-kirkella-and-pusher-tug-shovette 2024-06-13T09:59:08+01:00 Collision between fishing vessel Kirkella and pusher tug Shovette Location: King George Dock, Hull, England. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/maib-reports/fall-overboard-from-fishing-vessel-eder-sands-with-loss-of-1-life 2024-02-08T09:59:52+00:00 Fall overboard from fishing vessel Eder Sands with loss of 1 life Location: approximately 150 nautical miles west of Ireland. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/maib-reports/safety-warning-issued-following-a-chain-failure-on-scallop-dredger-honeybourne-iii-with-loss-of-1-life 2024-02-07T09:59:36+00:00 Safety warning issued following a chain failure on scallop dredger Honeybourne III with loss of 1 life This bulletin urges owners and operators of beam and scallop trawlers to inspect their vessel’s quick-release arrangements and to make any necessary changes to the equipment or its operation to ensure the safety of crew work… tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/maib-reports/capsize-and-sinking-of-fishing-vessel-crig-a-tana 2024-02-06T10:01:01+00:00 Capsize and sinking of fishing vessel Crig-A-Tana Location: approximately 6 nautical miles south-east of Lizard Point, Cornwall, England. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/maib-reports/accidental-discharge-of-condensed-aerosol-fire-extinguishing-system-on-beam-trawler-resurgam-with-loss-of-1-life 2023-12-07T09:59:17+00:00 Accidental discharge of condensed aerosol fire-extinguishing system on beam trawler Resurgam with loss of 1 life Location: Alongside North Pier at Newlyn Harbour, Cornwall, England. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/maib-reports/safety-warning-issued-about-servicing-and-certification-after-a-liferaft-failed-to-inflate-during-an-emergency 2023-08-24T09:59:31+01:00 Safety warning issued about servicing and certification after a liferaft failed to inflate during an emergency This bulletin urges all owners and operators of DSB liferafts serviced by Comfer Marin SL, Spain between Jan 2017 and June 2022 to contact the nearest approved Survitec liferaft service station. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/maib-reports/person-overboard-from-stern-trawler-copious-with-loss-of-1-life 2023-06-29T10:00:13+01:00 Person overboard from stern trawler Copious with loss of 1 life Location: south-east of the Shetland Islands, Scotland. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/maib-reports/person-overboard-from-creel-fishing-vessel-harriet-j-with-loss-of-1-life 2023-06-22T09:59:57+01:00 Person overboard from creel fishing vessel Harriet J with loss of 1 life Location: west of Fast Castle Head, south-east Scotland. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/maib-reports/persons-overboard-from-prawn-trawler-reul-a-chuain-with-loss-of-1-life 2022-12-16T09:59:55+00:00 Persons overboard from prawn trawler Reul A Chuain with loss of 1 life Location: Sound of Rùm, Scotland. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/maib-reports/capsize-of-single-handed-creel-fishing-vessel-goodway-with-loss-of-1-life 2022-09-22T09:59:07+01:00 Capsize of single-handed creel fishing vessel Goodway with loss of 1 life Location: Near Cairnbulg, Scotland. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/maib-reports/person-overboard-from-fishing-vessel-hendrika-jacoba-with-the-loss-of-1-life 2022-09-22T09:56:45+01:00 Person overboard from fishing vessel Hendrika Jacoba with the loss of 1 life Location: Thyborøn, Denmark. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/maib-reports/capsize-and-sinking-of-whelk-potter-nicola-faith-with-loss-of-3-lives 2022-06-23T00:00:02+01:00 Capsize and sinking of whelk potter Nicola Faith with loss of 3 lives Location: Colwyn Bay, North Wales. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/maib-reports/capsize-and-sinking-of-scallop-dredger-joanna-c-with-loss-of-2-lives 2022-06-22T09:58:58+01:00 Capsize and sinking of scallop dredger Joanna C with loss of 2 lives Location: South of Newhaven, England tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/maib-reports/person-overboard-from-single-handed-creel-fishing-vessel-saint-peter-with-loss-of-1-life 2022-06-16T09:59:17+01:00 Person overboard from single-handed creel fishing vessel Saint Peter with loss of 1 life Location: East of Torness Point, near Dunbar, Scotland tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/maib-reports/flooding-capsize-and-sinking-of-prawn-trawler-diamond-d 2022-02-09T09:59:29+00:00 Flooding, capsize and sinking of prawn trawler Diamond D Location: 20 nautical miles north-east of Tynemouth, England. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/maib-reports/subsea-explosion-resulting-in-damage-to-crab-potting-vessel-galwad-y-mor-and-injuries-to-crew 2022-01-20T09:59:06+00:00 Subsea explosion resulting in damage to crab potting vessel Galwad-Y-Mor and injuries to crew Location: 22 nautical miles north of Cromer, Norfolk, England. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/maib-reports/collision-between-prawn-trawler-achieve-and-general-cargo-vessel-talis-and-subsequent-sinking-of-achieve 2021-12-03T09:59:33+00:00 Collision between prawn trawler Achieve and general cargo vessel Talis and subsequent sinking of Achieve Location: Off Tynemouth, England. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/maib-reports/crush-incident-on-scallop-dredger-olivia-jean-with-loss-of-1-life 2021-05-12T00:00:09+01:00 Crush incident on scallop dredger Olivia Jean with loss of 1 life Location: North-east of Aberdeen, Scotland. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/maib-reports/flooding-and-sinking-of-trawler-ocean-quest 2021-04-09T00:00:16+01:00 Flooding and sinking of trawler Ocean Quest Location: 70 miles north-east of Fraserburgh, Scotland. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/maib-reports/entry-to-enclosed-space-on-fishing-vessel-sunbeam-with-loss-of-1-life 2020-12-10T00:00:07+00:00 Entry to enclosed space on fishing vessel Sunbeam with loss of 1 life Location: Fraserburgh, Scotland. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/maib-reports/man-overboard-from-single-handed-creel-boat-may-c-with-loss-of-1-life 2020-09-03T00:00:16+01:00 Man overboard from single-handed creel boat May C with loss of 1 life Location: Loch Carnan, Outer Hebrides, Scotland. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/maib-reports/capsize-of-fishing-vessel-anna-marie-ii-with-loss-of-1-life 2020-07-08T00:00:12+01:00 Capsize of fishing vessel Anna-Marie II with loss of 1 life Location: Brora, Scotland. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/maib-reports/man-overboard-from-fishing-vessel-zilvermeeuw-with-the-loss-of-1-life 2020-05-12T16:21:41+01:00 Man overboard from fishing vessel Zilvermeeuw with the loss of 1 life Location: Milford Haven, Wales, UK. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/maib-reports/grounding-and-loss-of-fishing-vessel-coelleira 2020-03-20T00:00:35+00:00 Grounding and loss of fishing vessel Coelleira Location: Off the Shetland Islands, Scotland. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/maib-reports/safety-warning-after-inadvertent-activation-of-condensed-aerosol-fire-extinguishing-system-leads-to-a-fatality 2020-03-10T10:59:10+00:00 Safety warning after inadvertent activation of condensed aerosol fire extinguishing system leads to a fatality We have issued a safety bulletin highlighting a potentially serious hazard associated with condensed aerosol firefighting suppressant particles after the fatal accident on fishing vessel Resurgam. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/maib-reports/fall-on-board-fishing-vessel-artemis-with-loss-of-1-life 2020-01-09T00:00:18+00:00 Fall on board fishing vessel Artemis with loss of 1 life Location: Kilkeel, Northern Ireland. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/maib-reports/man-overboard-from-single-handed-creel-boat-sea-mist-with-loss-of-1-life 2019-11-15T00:00:14+00:00 Man overboard from single-handed creel boat Sea Mist with loss of 1 life Location: Macduff, Scotland. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/maib-reports/man-overboard-from-potter-fram-of-shieldaig-with-loss-of-1-life 2019-06-28T00:00:25+01:00 Man overboard from potter Fram of Shieldaig with loss of 1 life Location: Loch Torridon off Ardheslaig, Scotland. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/maib-reports/capsize-and-sinking-of-prawn-trawler-nancy-glen-with-loss-of-2-lives 2019-05-30T00:00:11+01:00 Capsize and sinking of prawn trawler Nancy Glen with loss of 2 lives Location: Lower Loch Fyne, Scotland.