baker-street/maib-incident-reports-5K huggingface dataset:
A tug crewmember fractured their elbow after hitting it on machinery. A tug crewmember sustained a fractured elbow during a fault finding inspection.
Incident type: Accident to person(s)
A cruise ship passenger fell down the stairs and broke their hip. A guest was descending the stairs on a cruise ship when they missed the last step and fell and sustained suspected hip injury.
Incident type: Accident to person(s)
A passenger on board ro-ro pax vessel fell down the stairs and had suspected fractured leg. A passenger on board ro-ro pax vessel fell down the stairs and had a suspected fracture. An ambulance met the vessel in the harbour.
Incident type: Accident to person(s)
A container ship's anchor winch malfunctioned leading the anchor dragging. A container ship was anchored with nine shackles deployed. When attempting to retrieve the anchor the windlass would not work when under load. The crew attempted to repair the electric motor then replaced it with a spare one. They heaved two shackles and the windlass stopped again, causing the vessel to drag anchor. The master maintained position by using the engines and the windlass was repaired and the anchor brought home. It was observed that the anchor's fluke was missing. The vessel made it safely into port.
Incident type: Loss Of Control
A guard vessel had engine failure whilst towing a fishing vessel. A guard vessel was towing a fishing vessel back to port when it had engine failure. A search and rescue vessel was tasked to tow the stricken fishing vessel whilst another fishing vessel towed the guard. Both vessels made it safely to port. There was no damage to the vessels or crew injuries reported.
Incident type: Loss Of Control
A motor cruiser broke down and was towed. A motor cruiser lost propulsion and was without an anchor. They ran the risk of running aground as they were being pushed on the shore so a lifeboat launched to conduct a rescue operation and towed vessel to port.
Incident type: Loss Of Control
A motorboat fouled its propeller. Minor damage was caused to the propeller and a tow was arranged. A motorboat fouled its propeller with a plastic bag but the boat managed to moor at a wharf. A passing tug crew managed to clear the plastic bag but some damage was sustained to the propeller. A tow was arranged to take the vessel back to their car and trailer.
Incident type: Loss Of Control
A service ship experienced electrical failure which caused significant damage to many items. A service vessel had a large electrical surge causing significant damage to many items of critical equipment. The vessel was connected to shore power at time of incident.
Incident type: Loss Of Control
A lifeboat damaged its propeller after hitting submerged rock during training. A lifeboat damaged its propeller after passing through a narrow passage when the propeller made contact with a submerged rock.
Incident type: Contact
A passenger on commercial rib sustained a minor back injury. RIB ride passenger reported minor back pain after a high speed ride. The passenger had not followed the skippers instructions to hold on and was using a camera.
Incident type: Accident to person(s)
A fishing vessel fouled its propeller on its own gear and was towed. A fishing vessel fouled its propeller on its own gear and was towed.
Incident type: Loss Of Control
A tanker reported engine failure during a harbour approach and required assistance to berth. A tanker with a pilot onboard was approaching a harbour when it experienced engine failure. Two tugs were already in attendance and pushed the vessel to its berth. The engine was tested and restarted.
Incident type: Loss Of Control
An anchor handling supply vessel made contact with railings. The vessel commenced its move from the lock centrally then closed on a gate. Contact was made with the vessel's side fender tyres against the railings and upper timbers of the lock.
Incident type: Contact
A general cargo vessel grounded. During pilotage, the pilot became disorientated with their position and was convinced that they were in a position more south and more east than they were. The pilot admitted that they were confused on passage. The weather was fine and all landmarks were visually available to them.
Incident type: Grounding / Stranding
A yacht crewmember injured their finger after getting it trapped in an anchor chain. The skipper of a yacht injured their finger after it was caught in an anchor chain. The vessel proceed safely to port where they went on to seek medical attention.
Incident type: Accident to person(s)
Recreational yachts collided after breaking from moorings during strong weather. All vessels were moored and during strong winds, the moorings dragged to create a collision. One vessel settled underneath the other with the rigging tangled. A lifeboat assisted in separating the vessels. Damage was sustained to both vessels.
Incident type: Collision
A RIB grounded near the entrance to a harbour A RIB (rigid inflatable boat) went aground near the entrance of a harbour. The vessel was anchored in situ. A lifeboat was launched to assist the persons onboard. Three crew were recovered from the vessel. No injures or damage to the vessel occurred. The lifeboat later attended with the skipper once the vessel had re-floated and the vessel was recovered.
Incident type: Grounding / Stranding
A container ship's pilot ladder rigging was not checked. The rigging of the pilot ladder was not checked, or the embarkation and/or disembarkation of the pilot was not supervised by a watch keeping deck officer. The pilot embarkation point on the deck was not free from obstructions. There was no officer present and the pilot was not escorted to the bridge. The deck was obstructed by a bunched up ladder and the handholds/stanchions were confusing.
Incident type: Damage / Loss Of Equipment
A cruise ship passenger slipped whilst exiting a swimming pool and fractured their hand. A cruise ship passenger slipped after they stepped out of the swimming pool and were crossing the adjacent deck. Their left hand caught on a sunbed as they fell resulting in a fracture.
Incident type: Accident to person(s)
An oil tanker fouled its propeller during unberthing operations. The vessel was along side in heavy weather so extra mooring lines were added to secure the vessel. When unbreathing there was an issue with letting go of the stern lines resulting in three mooring lines in the water. The ebb tide and winds pushed the mooring lines under the vessel and two of them made contact with the starboard propeller. One line was cut and the other fouled the propeller. More lines were sent back ashore and divers were commissioned to free the propeller.
Incident type: Loss Of Control
A ro-ro passenger vessel passenger fell down an internal stairway. A ro-ro passenger ferry passenger was noted to be unsteady on their feet, they had already fallen once during the passage so the ferry staff had planned to escort them to the car deck upon arrival. The passenger had already attempted to make their own way to the car deck where they had fallen down an internal staircase, fourteen steps, resulting in them being knocked unconscious and bleeding from their mouth and nose. Staff members kept their airways clear and an ambulance was called to meet the passenger at port.
Incident type: Accident to person(s)
A RIB ran aground and was towed back to port. A lifeboat was tasked to recover a RIB (rigid inflatable boat) that had gone aground with one person on board. The vessel was towed back to port.
Incident type: Grounding / Stranding
A motor cruiser grounded, sustaining propeller damage, and had to be refloated and towed by a lifeboat. A motorboat with two anglers on board grounded on a beach, it appears intentionally. The crew went ashore for food. On trying to depart from the beach on the rising tide it was evident the vessel's propeller was damaged and the vessel had no other means of propulsion. A lifeboat successfully re-floated the vessel and a tow was established to return the vessel to its home port.
Incident type: Grounding / Stranding
A fishing vessel began taking on water after a pipe burst. A fishing vessel started to fill with water after a pipe had burst expelling water into the vessel. The bilge alarms sounded alerting the crew to the water ingress. The bilge pumps where used to expel the water, once the water level was low enough the crew could see that the water was coming from a burst pipe and closed the valve to stop the flow.
Incident type: Flooding / Foundering
A Ro-Ro cargo vessel's pilot ladder did not conform to SOLAS regulations. A Ro-Ro cargo vessel's pilot ladder was not rigged to SOLAS regulations. The ladder's weight was borne by the top step on two hooks (this was not visible from the pilot cutter). A tripping line led aft. A discussion was held with the crew and the ladder was rectified during the passage.
Incident type: Damage / Loss Of Equipment
A kayaker capsized and was later found deceased. A kayaker capsized and was later found deceased.
Incident type: Capsizing / Listing
A fishing vessel grounded and started taking on water. The vessel grounded resulting in the crew abandoning via lifeboat which was half submerged initially. The vessel owner salvaged the vessel and no injuries or pollution were reported.
Incident type: Grounding / Stranding
A vessel's pilot ladder construction did not meet current SOLAS standards. A vessel's pilot ladder construction did not meet current SOLAS standards. The side ropes of the ladder were in poor condition. The Master was informed and another ladder was rigged. The second ladder was in good condition and was 2 months old.
Incident type: Damage / Loss Of Equipment
A container ship's pilot ladder rigging didn't conform to SOLAS. A container ship's pilot ladder rigging didn't conform to SOLAS because it used a trap door arrangement.
Incident type: Damage / Loss Of Equipment
An inbound tanker lost propulsion, veered from the fairway, then grounded. The vessel was towed to safety by a tug. An inbound bitumen tanker lost propulsion and sheered out of the channel. The starboard anchor was dropped as the vessel left the channel but the vessel ran aground close to a gas pipeline. The propulsion was restored promptly and the vessel was brought astern and clear of the gas pipeline. The vessel was assisted by a tug as well.
Incident type: Grounding / Stranding
A sailing vessel crewmember was seasick and fell and injured their head. A lifeboat assisted the casualty and vessel to harbour. A single handed sailing vessel skipper was experiencing sea sickness. There was an engine malfunction and they fell and hit their head when they tried to examine the issue. They made a mayday call and a helicopter and lifeboat were deployed. The lifeboat crew rescued the skipper and brought them ashore. The helicopter was not needed and the lifeboat crew brought the vessel safely into harbour to be reunited with the skipper, who by then felt much better.
Incident type: Accident to person(s)
A Fishing vessel lost power and was drifting towards rocks. It was towed back to harbour. A fishing vessel lost propulsion and was drifting towards rocks. A nearby vessel towed the casualty vessel back to port.
Incident type: Loss Of Control
A general cargo vessel crewmember had facial injuries after being hit with a metal bar. A general cargo vessel crewmember evacuated and taken to shore for medical assistance after being hit in the face by a metal pole resulting in damage to the casualties lip and missing teeth.
Incident type: Accident to person(s)
A suction dredger had a fire. A fire was discovered by a crewmember at a junction box for the boiler room in the forward machinery space. The fire was extinguished by the crew member, the boiler switched off and the situation monitored to ensure the fire was successfully extinguished.
Incident type: Fire / Explosion
A port tender had engine failure and had to disengage from mooring operations. A port tender had a malfunction to its starboard engine. This resulted in it disengaging in mooring operations and had to return to the jetty.
Incident type: Loss Of Control
A sailing yacht grounded and required assistance. A sailing yacht with three crew onboard grounded on a bank and was unable to get the vessel into deeper water. A search and rescue vessel towed the yacht into deeper water and then escorted the yacht until the crew onboard confirmed there was no visible damage or water ingress to the yacht. No injures to the crew were reported.
Incident type: Grounding / Stranding
A commercial RIB passenger had a fractured rib. A commercial RIB (rigid inflatable boat) passenger injured one of their ribs at the beginning of a trip whilst the boat was weaving. They were squashed on a bench seat and crushed their rib on the arm rest as the weight of the other passengers slid against them. The casualty left the vessel at the end of the trip and did not inform the skipper at the time. The fractured rib was reported retrospectively.
Incident type: Accident to person(s)
A sailing vessel had an engine fire which was extinguished by crew. A sailing vessel with two crew had an engine fire which was extinguished by the crew. The vessel sailed back to port but was assisted alongside by the lifeboat where the fire service checked the vessel confirming the fire was out. There were no injures and damage was mainly limited to smoke damage in the cabin.
Incident type: Fire / Explosion
A chemical tanker ran aground. A chemical tanker ran aground with 13,000mt of fuel on board. The vessel was re-floated at high water and taken to anchorage. No apparent damage was sustained to the vessel or pollution.
Incident type: Grounding / Stranding
A general cargo vessel had a near miss with yacht moorings while swinging in an estuary. A general cargo vessel had a near miss with yacht moorings while swinging in an estuary.
Incident type: Contact
A fishing vessel fouled it's propeller and was towed to shore. A fishing vessel fouled it's propeller and was drifting offshore and lost all propulsion. A search and rescue vessel deployed and towed the vessel back to a place of safety.
Incident type: Loss Of Control
A fishing vessel had a fire onboard that was extinguished by the crew. A fishing vessel crewmember smelt smoke and sounded the fire alarm. An investigation found that there was a fire in the fish room. All crew assembled and were accounted for, a fire team and medical team were assembled. The vents to accommodation were closed and hoses run out. The fire team went in and the fire was quickly extinguished. The source of the fire was a battery in a fork lift truck. After a consultation it was determined that fire was out and the fish room was vented before heading to port for repair. The fork lift was damaged and fish and packaging was also contaminated.
Incident type: Fire / Explosion
Passenger ship vehicle edging deck panel fell from the deck head. No one was injured. Passenger ship vehicle deck edging panel fell from the deck head and landed on the vehicle deck. This panel was 1.2m long weighed 2.7kg and fell from a height of 2.6m. At the time, the vehicle deck was clear of all passengers, crew and vehicles. The fixings had failed. The panel was reattached and all others were checked.
Incident type: Damage / Loss Of Equipment
A motor cruiser crewmember fell down a staircase and sustained a head injury. A motor cruiser crewmember fell down a staircase and hit their head. The crewmember remained responsive but was not feeling well. A search and rescue (SAR) vessel was tasked to the scene to assess the crewmember until an ambulance arrived.
Incident type: Accident to person(s)
A hire cruiser sank. All persons were rescued without injury. A hire cruiser sank with eight people on board. All persons were rescued without injury. The owner arranged for the vessel to be lifted the following day.
Incident type: Flooding / Foundering
A ro-ro passenger vessel accidentally released their anchor on approach to harbour. A ro-ro passenger vessel accidentally released their anchor on approach to harbour. Approximately two cables ran out and the anchor was initially dragged along the sea bed. It transpired that the automatic release mechanism failed at speed and the entire port anchor cable was let go.
Incident type: Loss Of Control
A cargo vessel crew member sustained a minor eye injury Whilst a cargo vessel was departing port, the steam boiler fan failed. A crew member had removed the fan and started on the repair. Whilst pulling the bearing, one of the ball bearings broke and its metal filings got into the crew member's eye. The eye was examined but no visible pieces were found but the crew member still felt discomfort in the eye. Once ashore the crew member went to hospital for an examination.
Incident type: Accident to person(s)
A vessel experienced propulsion failure and was towed. A hopper barge experienced propulsion failure and was towed back to port.
Incident type: Loss Of Control
A fishing vessel crewmember had a cut to their upper arm. A fishing vessel crewmember had a cut to their left arm above the elbow. There was still bleeding when pressure was added. The crewmember was conscious and was moved to an ambulance once they reached shore.
Incident type: Accident to person(s)
A tanker developed a list while alongside and found a small penetration on the turn of the bilge, amidships. Tanker went alongside to refuel. Within a few hours the vessel developed a list. Following an investigation, they found a small penetration (20mm) on the turn of the bilge, amidships. The causes and circumstances of the accident have not been determined despite a company investigation.
Incident type: Contact
A motor cruiser had engine failure and was towed back to its mooring. A motor cruiser had engine failure and was towed back to its mooring.
Incident type: Loss Of Control
An inflatable rescue boat capsized during training. Boat recovered with no injuries. An inflatable rescue boat capsized during a training exercise. On turning, the easterly wind and swell, as well as the distribution of persons in the boat rolled the boat from starboard to port. All crew and the boat were recovered ashore. The outboard was flushed and the restarting procedure followed before training resumed.
Incident type: Capsizing / Listing
A general cargo vessel's pilot ladder did not conform to SOLAS regulations. A general cargo vessel's pilot ladder did not conform to SOLAS regulations.
Incident type: Damage / Loss Of Equipment
A fishing vessel nearly capsized as a result of the wash from a passing tug. A fishing vessel nearly capsized as a result of the wash from a tug passing close by. No injuries to crew or damage to vessel were reported.
Incident type: Capsizing / Listing
A sailing student had a serious back injury when a sailing dinghy collided with them. Training in sailing dinghies was taking place at a sailing club. A dinghy with an experienced helm and trainee was demonstrating coming alongside an anchored safety boat. A catamaran crewed by three people was also out free sailing and was returning to the sailing club and was sailing through the training area. During a gybing manoeuvre, to avoid another craft the catamaran collided with the two person dinghy. The starboard catamaran hull rode up the side of the dinghy and hit the trainee on the back causing significant pain. All training was stopped and the injured person was returned ashore by towing the dinghy they were in. They were meet by an ambulance crew and taken to hospital for treatment. They had internal injuries as result of the accident.
Incident type: Collision
A sailing yacht grounded and flooded its engine. A sailing vessel grounded on a slipway and the outboard engine flooded. The three occupants abandoned vessel on the slipway. A lifeboat towed the boat off the slipway to a nearby marina. There was no damage to the boat and no injuries.
Incident type: Grounding / Stranding
A motor vessel collided with a sailing yacht. A motor vessel was coming towards a sailing yacht and did not alter course resulting in a collision causing minor damage to the sailing yacht.
Incident type: Collision
A yacht grounded on a wreck, started flooding and required a tow to safety. A yacht with three people on board ran aground on a wreck outside the harbour and started taking on water. On a rising tide they were cleared of the wreck and towed to safety by another vessel for repairs and assessment. No persons were injured.
Incident type: Grounding / Stranding
A tug crewmember injured their back whilst changing a tow wire. A tug boat's injured crewmember was part of a five-person team attempting to change the tug's tow wire whilst alongside. The crewmember felt a small twinge in the lower left side of their back and thought nothing more of it. Later the pain started to get worse and they reported it. They went home to rest and hoped that after a decent nights rest they would be fit for duty. The next day, it was apparent the crewmember was still in substantial pain and would not be able to carry out their full duties.
Incident type: Accident to person(s)
A fishing vessel experienced propulsion failure but regained power shortly afterwards. Fishing vessel experienced engine failure but regained power shortly afterwards and a lifeboat that had been dispatched was stood down before arrival at the scene.
Incident type: Loss Of Control
A ro-ro cargo ferry shoreside crewmember fractured their arm during cargo loading operations. A tug driver sustained multiple open fractures to their arm. The incident occurred on a ro-ro vessel when the tug driver was in their cab reversing a trailer (cargo) and their arm was outside the window and became trapped between the tug and the vessel side.
Incident type: Accident to person(s)
A ro-ro cargo vessel briefly grounded whilst on passage to a port A ro-ro cargo vessel was inbound to port when the vessel started vibrating and made a few small rolls from side to side. A crew member on the bridge went to the starboard wing and saw the swell the vessel was dragging from briefly grounding. The speed was again reduced and soon after everything was back to normal. The vessel continued to its berth.
Incident type: Grounding / Stranding
A motor cruiser had water ingress and sank. The two people on board were rescued from the life raft. A motor cruiser had water ingress to the engine room, which eventually flooded and the two crew on board abandoned to the life raft and the vessel sank. The two people on board were rescued by a lifeboat and taken to shore, they did not sustain any injuries.
Incident type: Flooding / Foundering
A cruise ship lost its port anchor. A cruise ship was at anchor in high winds when it started to drag the anchor. The crew started the engine and heaved up the anchor. They recovered the anchor cable, but the anchor itself was missing. The reason for this was thought to be a failed D shackle.
Incident type: Damage / Loss Of Equipment
A cruise ship's UPS (uninterrupted power supply) failed resulting in a temporary interruption to bridge power supplies. The UPS (Uninterrupted Power Supply) safeguard failed, resulting in a temporary (a few seconds) interruption to bridge power supplies, causing all navigational equipment to reset and the vessel's gyros were unstable for some time. A failed component in the UPS caused the problem.
Incident type: Loss Of Control
A shore operative was disembarking a fishing vessel and fell overboard. A shore operative boarded a fishing vessel to speak to a crew member, upon disembarking the vessel the shore operative fell between the fishing vessel and quay. A crewmember from the fishing vessel jumped into the water to keep the casualty afloat as they could not swim and did not have a life jacket on. After they were recovered from the water CPR was preformed and the casualty airlifted to hospital. The casualty spent several days in hospital and returned home to recover.
Incident type: Accident to person(s)
A tug's expansion bellows split and released oil into the engine room. A tug's fire alarm sounded and when a crewmember checked the fire control panel it showed it was coming from the engine room. The crewmember made the other crew aware, stopped the engine and proceeded to the engine room to investigate. There was a lot of oil and smoke coming out of port engine but no flames noticed. An inspection found that the expansion bellows had split and had release approximately 1000 litres of engine oil into the engine room. The port authority was notified, the vessel returned to its berth and was taken out of service until new expansion bellows were fitted.
Incident type: Damage / Loss Of Equipment
A cruise ship passenger fell down a staircase resulting in a fracture. A passenger on a cruise ship was walking down a staircase when they caught their heel and fell. They landed on their left shoulder on the deck at the base of the staircase. The passenger had a fracture to the left neck of their humerus bone.
Incident type: Accident to person(s)
A tug vessel crewmember injured their hip and back on a mooring barge. A tug crewmember had placed one end of a laden barge alongside moorings which had a second barge fixed to both ends. The crewmember was onboard the barge and was engaged in fastening the mooring lines whilst the barges came together. Once the line was fastened, the crewmember stood up and hit their right hip on the mooring barge, which caused them to lose their balance and also hit their back on the raised coaming of the laden barge. The casualty sustained bruising to their right hip and was off work for one week.
Incident type: Accident to person(s)
A sailing vessel single handed skipper broke a finger and had engine failure. A lifeboat assisted the casualty to port. A sailing vessel with just its skipper onboard had engine failure. The skipper had also broken their finger after catching it in a rope. As they were drifting towards a wind farm a lifeboat was tasked to assist and towed the vessel back to port as the yacht had become becalmed.
Incident type: Accident to person(s)
A fishing vessel crewmember fractured their hand. Two fishing vessel crewmembers were in the process of securing the safety rope. The rope was secured while the trawl pins were approximately one metre above the deck. Once secured the pins are fully raised. While the middle pin was being raised, one of the crew put their hand on top of the pin just before it got to the fully raised position and fractured their hand.
Incident type: Accident to person(s)
A cruise ship crewmember fell in the engine room after a dizzy spell. One crewmember was working in the in the engine room assisting another crewmember to fill the bilge bulb with oil when they felt dizzy. The crewmember then fell forward, hitting their head against the floor. This caused a laceration on their forehead. They were taken to the medical centre where they were declared off-duty.
Incident type: Accident to person(s)
A sail training vessel grounded in the entrance of a harbour and was assisted by a lifeboat. A sail training vessel grounded at slow speed in the channel entrance to a marina. The search and rescue services were tasked to assist the vessel into the harbour, although if they had waited for the rising tide, the yacht would not have required assistance. There were no reported injuries or damage.
Incident type: Grounding / Stranding
A cable laying vessel crewmember injured their knee after walking into machinery. A cable laying crewmember was walking in the engine room when they struck their knee joint on a main engine cylinder head. The pain increased until the crewmember could no longer bend their leg properly. They went ashore to a hospital where they were diagnosed with a contusion, fluid build up and swelling.
Incident type: Accident to person(s)
A nuclear fuel carrier crewmember slipped on the deck. Two crew members were working on deck preparing the pilot ladder for use. The vessel was alongside but they were experiencing bad weather with heavy rainfall. When unfurling the ladder, a crewmember slipped and fell on their back. After having the injury looked at, they returned to work soon after but their ankle was uncomfortable and it was later discovered after an X-ray that the ankle was broken despite having continued to work on board for over a month.
Incident type: Accident to person(s)
A chemical tanker's pilot ladder did not conform to SOLAS regulations. A chemical tanker's pilot ladder did not conform to SOLAS regulations. The pilot ladder and steps were in poor condition.
Incident type: Damage / Loss Of Equipment
A cruise ship crewmember tipped on a pipe and sustained an injury. A crewmember on a cruise ship was moving a loaded trolley in an engine space. They were moving backwards pulling the trolley when their left foot hit a pipe on the deck. The trolley then hit the front of their left foot. The crewmember went to the medical centre where it was confirmed as a fracture to a bone in their left ankle. The crewmember was wearing company issued PPE (personal protective equipment) and the area was well illuminated.
Incident type: Accident to person(s)
A yacht broke down and was towed back to port. A sailing yacht broke down and was drifting near a ferry terminal so was towed back to the yacht club.
Incident type: Loss Of Control
A work boat crewmember hit their hand on a fish farm cage. A crewmember hit their hand when disembarking the vessel on a fish farm cage. Later swelling was observed, but they felt no pain or discomfort at the time so it was not reported right away.
Incident type: Accident to person(s)
A ro-ro passenger ferry identified fire risk. Contractors were preparing to weld an insert which was cut on the main deck to carry out engine works just above the forward main engine. The area under which they were working was covered by fire blankets while the rest of the engine was covered with a thick plastic covering to protect it from debris going into the open engine components. A gas cutter was being used to prepare the edges of the deck so that welding could be carried out. While this work was being carried out, it was noticed by the on duty fire watch attendant that the spatter from gas cutting was scattering past the fire blankets on to the plastic covers. Small flames were noticed by the duty fire attendant who immediately put the flame out using a foam extinguisher which was kept ready at the vicinity of the works being carried out in the engine room. The job was stopped for the remainder of the night to give time for a further assessment of the job risk and give time to add any additional controls.
Incident type: Fire / Explosion
A sailing vessel had an overheating engine and ran aground. A dialling vessel had an overheating engine and ran aground.
Incident type: Loss Of Control
A hire cruiser made contact with a bridge after getting stuck. A vessel was on its passage when it became stuck under a bridge. There was light damage sustained and it was towed by a lifeboat.
Incident type: Contact
A service vessel fouled its propeller on a rope. A service vessel got a rope caught around the propeller and began taking on water. The seven people on board were all recovered. The available electric and hand pumps could not cope with water influx. The boat was recovered for repair.
Incident type: Loss Of Control
A lifeboat crewmember fell between a tender and the slipway. A lifeboat crewmember was asked to prepare the boarding boat for an afloat exercise on the lifeboat that was moored in the middle of the harbour. The crewmember stepped onto boarding boat off the slipway. At this time the boat drifted away from slipway resulting in crewmember falling in between boarding boat and the slipway.
Incident type: Accident to person(s)
A ro-ro passenger ferry crewmember had burns to their hand after accidentally touching a hot griddle. A crew member removed a tool bag from the food preparation bench and moved it onto the griddle. The bag was heavy and crewmember placed their left hand on the griddle for support. The griddle was switched off, however, it had been on and was hot, resulting in minor burns to the palm of their hand.
Incident type: Accident to person(s)
A service vessel experienced smoke in a transformer room. A service vessel was on passage when a machinery alarm indicated a propulsion fault on the port transformer. The crew investigated the fault and found it to be the port transformer temperature alarm. Visual inspection showed no sign of smoke from the transformer. Later a smoke alarm activated on the fire detection system. Thin light smoke was then observed within the transformer compartment. The smoke increased and smoke clearance was carried out in the affected areas. The ship returned to port on the starboard engine for assessment. No crew were injured.
Incident type: Fire / Explosion
A motor cruiser experienced propulsion failure. A motor cruiser experienced engine failure.
Incident type: Loss Of Control
A bulk carrier's pilot ladder did not conform to SOLAS regulations. A bulk carrier's pilot ladder did not conform to SOLAS regulations. The pilot ladder was in a poor general state. All steps and spreaders were loose. The master was advised to replace the ladder prior to the vessels departure.
Incident type: Damage / Loss Of Equipment
A general cargo vessel's pilot ladder did not conform to SOLAS regulations. A general cargo vessel's pilot ladder was not rigged to SOLAS regulations. The ladder spreader was wedged across the access gateway. The crew were reportedly dismissive off the issue and failed to produce a ladder certificate when requested.
Incident type: Damage / Loss Of Equipment
A chartered catamaran crewmember broke their leg and was evacuated from the vessel. A chartered catamaran was being used for an angling trip. One of the passengers broke their lower leg after colliding with the baiting table as the skipper was setting the anchor. The casualty was evacuated from the vessel and taken to hospital.
Incident type: Accident to person(s)
A motor cruiser fouled its propeller, was freed and towed to safety by a fishing vessel. A motor cruiser fouled its propeller. The vessel had engine power but the shaft had seized. The vessel dropped anchor to await assistance. The vessel issued a pan-pan and eventually a passing fishing vessel cleared the fouled line and towed the vessel to a local marina.
Incident type: Loss Of Control
A general cargo vessel made contact with the quayside. A cargo ship made contact with the quayside while berthing.
Incident type: Contact
A sail training vessel went aground. A sail training yacht ran aground but had no damage.
Incident type: Grounding / Stranding
A ro-ro passenger ferry experienced contamination of fuel with water resulting in loss of both engines. A ro-ro passenger ferry experienced contamination of fuel with water resulting in loss of both engines.
Incident type: Loss Of Control
A general cargo ship was entering a lock when it came ahead too far making contact with an inner gate stanchion twice resulting in a bent stanchion. Whilst entering the lock, the vessel came ahead too far and came in contact with an inner gate stanchion. After dropping back, the vessel came forward again and made contact a second time. One of the stanchions was bent by the impact which needed to be replaced and the vessel was traveling at low speed at the time.
Incident type: Contact
A ro-pax vessel reported a generator failure but was able to continue on passage. On approach to port, a diesel generator failed due to low lube oil levels and precipitated a black out situation that eventually led to full loss of power and steering. The vessel was bought to a safe position whilst power and steering was still available and allowed to drift until power was restored. Anchors were ready in case of eventual need. On restoration of electrical power, engines and steering motors were started and tested, the vessel then proceeded to port and berthed without further incident.
Incident type: Loss Of Control
A tanker's pilot ladder was not rigged as per SOLAS regulations. A tanker's pilot ladder was not rigged as per SOLAS regulations. The trap door ladder did not extend to the top of the handrails.
Incident type: Damage / Loss Of Equipment
A sailing yacht crewmember was hit by a boom and injured their head. A crewmember was hit on the head by the boom as the vessel had arrived at a marina. They had a bleed to their head and remained conscious. The crewmember was taken off the vessel and taken by an ambulance to a local hospital for further treatment.
Incident type: Accident to person(s)
A ro-pax crewmember stepped off the bottom of an emergency escape ladder and fractured their foot. A crewmember was stepping off the bottom rung of an emergency escape ladder leading from the engine room. They felt their foot roll as they transferred their weight from the ladder to the deck. They were diagnosed with a fractured foot.
Incident type: Accident to person(s)
A broads cruiser had an engine fire and was towed back to marina. One person sustained minor burns. A fire started in the engine compartment (inboard petrol engine) of a broads cruiser. The owner called the fire and rescue service and then extinguished the fire out using a fire extinguisher. The vessel was made safe and awaited a tow back to the marina. One person on board had minor burns.
Incident type: Fire / Explosion
A suction dredger experienced minor flooding due to valves not being closed during undocking. During the initial start of the flooding of the dry dock, water was observed coming into the engine room of a dredger, from the hopper suction line. The ingress of water was slow and at no stage set off the bilge alarms. The bridge, being the only place where these valves can be operated, was informed to close the dilution valves, this caused some confusion due to the uncommon terminology but eventually, the appropriate valves were closed. When the bridge was contacted to close the valves due to the water ingress the flooding of the dock was briefly stopped. Dilution line valves are normally mostly closed when the vessel is in operation, however, all the valves had been left open in order to drain the system during dry dock operations.
Incident type: Flooding / Foundering
A cargo vessel reported loss of propulsion and required tug assistance to berth. During the final approach to the berth, a cargo ship's main engine stopped. It was then restarted, but stopped again. The situation was brought under control by a tug and there were calm conditions, so the vessel was able to drift safely until the main engine was restarted. The engine failures were potentially attributable to a recently replaced governor, that was not correctly set up.
Incident type: Loss Of Control
A passenger vessel had an overheated engine and required a tow. A passenger vessel's engine temperature had risen considerably and was reading 120ºC, so rather than risk damaging the engine, it was throttled back to investigate, at which point the engine stopped. The crewmember immediately dropped the anchor, the echo sounder was reading approximately five metres under the keel and even with a falling tide the vessel was at no risk of grounding.
Incident type: Loss Of Control
A racing motor vessel snapped its throttle cable and was towed. A lifeboat was tasked to a commercial racing catamaran. The small racing cat had snapped its throttle cable and the lifeboat towed it.
Incident type: Loss Of Control
An angling vessel was swamped and capsized resulting in three persons in the water with one fatality. The vessel had left for an angling trip with the owner and two friends. The vessel became swamped, as a result, capsized and was found by a passing fishing vessel. One person was found on the upturned hull, one more person managed to get ashore and the owner was also picked up from the water. All persons were taken to hospital and later the owner was pronounced deceased.
Incident type: Capsizing / Listing
A survey vessel made contact will an unknown underwater obstruction. A survey vessel made contact will an unknown underwater obstruction. The obstruction penetrated the hull in three places which led to the flooding of the starboard side accommodation store compartment. The bilge pumps were started and the vessel went alongside the nearby jetty. The shore facility subsequently assisted by pumping out the water from the compartment, thereby allowing a diving survey to be carried out.
Incident type: Contact
A lifeguard sustained a head injury whilst on a lifeboat. The casualty was treated and taken to hospital. Two lifeguards took a lifeboat for a short drive after a training exercise had been completed. They made a port turn. Whilst the lifeboat was straightening out of the turn, the crew moved back to the starboard sponson sitting position and whilst moving was jolted out of the lifeboat. As the casualty was still holding the bow rope handle hanging out of the side of the lifeboat, the helm quickly turned to starboard and killed engine to avoid the casualty going under the boat. The casualty let go during the manoeuvre and went under the lifeboat. The helm then saw the casualty face down in the water with blood on the side of their head. As this was in shallow water, they radioed the patrolling and training lifeguard group, got in the water and assisted the crew to shore. They were treated and taken to hospital with a laceration to the head.
Incident type: Accident to person(s)
A container ship's auto pilot engaged by accident during berthing operations. As the vessel left port under the command of the pilot and master, the master and pilot moved to the inside centre console on the bridge when the master knocked the vessel into autopilot by accident instead of hand steering. The vessel stopped swinging the vessel was put full astern and tug assistance was requested to control the vessel.
Incident type: Loss Of Control
A tug made contact with a moored cargo vessel whilst assisting a ro-ro cargo vessel in its departure. A tug made contact with a moored cargo vessel whilst assisting a ro/ro cargo vessel in its departure. There was no reported damage to either vessel.
Incident type: Collision
A general cargo vessel's pilot ladder did not conform to SOLAS regulations A general cargo vessel's pilot ladder was not rigged to SOLAS regulations. The ladder was rigged with shackles securing it to the deck. The outbound pilot checked the configuration and it had been properly rigged for the departure.
Incident type: Damage / Loss Of Equipment
A lifeboat had a loss of propulsion. Two lifeboats at a lifeboat station were requested to launch and tasked to a search and rescue (SAR) incident for an overdue yacht. Upon departing the floating boathouses, the lifeboat lost power from the outboard engine and was unable to restart. They were able to stem a buoy and tie up. A decision was made to wait there until the conclusion of the SAR tasking at which point they were towed back to station by the station's lifeboat
Incident type: Loss Of Control
A cargo vessel's pilot ladder was not rigged as per SOLAS regulations. A cargo vessel's pilot ladder was not rigged as per SOLAS regulations.
Incident type: Damage / Loss Of Equipment
A yacht's engine failed causing some smoke. The vessel was taken under tow and a crewmember was treated for smoke inhalation. A yacht with two people on board had an engine failure leading to it producing some smoke. The vessel was not in immediate danger but one crewmember had breathing difficulties due to inhaling smoke. The casualty was taken ashore by lifeboat for treatment by ambulance. The casualty was returned to the yacht which was then towed to a local marina.
Incident type: Fire / Explosion
An oil tanker had an engine failure whilst departing port An oil tanker was departing port when it experienced two main engine failures. Both times the main engine was restarted and control regained, a further engine failure was then experienced. The vessel was drifting in the main channel but initially maintaining track but approximately ten minutes later started to turn to port due to the wind and tide. A pilot boat was requested to assist by pushing on the vessel's port side. Emergency power was regained twenty minutes later and the vessel safely proceeded to anchorage, where the issue was identified as a fault in the main engine speed sensor, the sensor was replaced and tested. The vessel departed and continued on passage.
Incident type: Loss Of Control
A tanker used a dangerously weighted heaving line A tug crew reported use of a weighted heaving line from a tanker.
Incident type: Damage / Loss Of Equipment
A fishing vessel fouled its propeller and was towed. A fishing vessel with six crew on board fouled its propeller and was towed back to port.
Incident type: Loss Of Control
A hopper dredger's pilot ladder was not rigged in compliance with SOLAS guidance. Hopper dredger's pilot ladder was not rigged in compliance with SOLAS guidance. It was secured using shackles through the side ropes.
Incident type: Damage / Loss Of Equipment
A sailing vessel ran aground and had a small flood. A sailing vessel ran aground and had water ingress, then required a tow.
Incident type: Grounding / Stranding
A sailing vessel crewmember slipped and sustained a head injury. Tall ship sailing vessel crewmember slipped on deck resulting in a head injury. The casualty was then taken by ambulance to hospital.
Incident type: Accident to person(s)
A ro-ro Passenger ship crewmember dislocated their knee. Whilst on passage, a contractor was working inside a diesel generator space, doing tank-top cleaning. The contractor was working on their hands-and-knees and felt a sudden pain in their right knee when they got to their feet. The contractor had a history of recurring dislocation of their right knee.
Incident type: Accident to person(s)
A fishing vessel had an engine failure and was towed to a port A fishing vessel lost engine power in adverse weather conditions. The casualty vessel was not in any immediate danger but a tow was arranged to shore. It later transpired that the fuel filters were blocked and although the crew had changed the filters, they were unable to bleed the fuel system and restart the engine at sea.
Incident type: Loss Of Control
A cargo vessel crewmember was struck on the head by a wooden packing. A cargo vessel had finished unloading and the crew were closing the cargo hatches. A lump of wood fell from the cargo hatch and struck a crewmember on the head. The casualty was wearing hard had but they sustained a head injury when they fell backwards from the impact and their head made heavy contact with the ship's structure. The casualty walked to the ambulance themself and was taken to hospital for stiches.
Incident type: Accident to person(s)
A cruise ship passenger tripped and fell on the stairs in the theatre, sustaining a fractured shoulder. A cruise ship guest tripped on a step while ascending the stairs in the theatre while the ship was on passage in moderate seas. The passenger was assessed by the onboard doctor and diagnosed with a fracture to their right proximal humerus with some swelling. The guest did not wear prescription eye glasses or contact lenses or have any mobility issues. The area was inspected and found to be clean, dry and with no defects. The steps were well illuminated with light strips and hand rails on each side.
Incident type: Accident to person(s)
A tanker had turbocharger failure and required a tow. An LPG tanker had a turbo charge failure shortly after departing port. Initially the vessel drifted in force eight winds while the engineers investigated. The vessel then dropped anchor with agreement with the local port authorities and requested a tow. The towline from the first tug parted due to the bad weather but the vessel had been successfully towed further away from shore. The anchor was dropped again until a more capable tug arrived. The tow was re-established and both vessels proceeded to a nearby port where the turbo charger was repaired. A blade had become detached in the turbocharger causing it to be out of balance.
Incident type: Loss Of Control
A recreational fishing vessel had engine failure and was towed back to port. A recreational fishing vessel with five people onboard had engine failure. They dropped an anchor to slow the vessel's drift towards a bar. A search and rescue vessel deployed and towed the vessel to a mooring, the vessel was able to get the engine working again. The five people were not wearing lifejackets.
Incident type: Loss Of Control