- Mooring deck accident on bulk carrier Mona Manx with loss of 1 lifeby HM Government on 21/11/2024 at 09:57
Location: Puerto Ventanas, Chile.
- Girting and capsize of tug Biter with the loss of two lives while assisting passenger vessel Hebridean Princessby HM Government on 13/11/2024 at 08:58
Location: Off Greenock, Scotland.
- Crush incident on board ro-ro cargo vessel Clipper Pennant with loss of 1 lifeby HM Government on 07/11/2024 at 09:55
Location: Gladstone Dock, Liverpool, England.
- Grounding and subsequent loss of stern trawler Ocean Maidby HM Government on 24/10/2024 at 10:27
Location: Cairnbulg Point, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
- Loss of propulsion control and contact with moored barges by passenger vessel Oceandiva Londonby HM Government on 21/10/2024 at 10:00
Location: Halfway Reach, River Thames, England.
- Capsize of recreational craft Wheelyboat 123 with the loss of 2 livesby HM Government on 17/10/2024 at 07:57
Location: Roadford Lake, Devon, England.
- Safety warning issued following the foundering of fishing vessel Argos Georgia with the loss of 13 livesby HM Government on 10/10/2024 at 08:58
This bulletin urges owners, operators and skipper of fishing vessels fitted with side shell doors to ensure suitable and sufficient risk assessment of watertight integrity.
- Collision between pair trawlers Guiding Light and Guiding Star resulting in Guiding Star flooding and sinkingby HM Government on 03/10/2024 at 08:57
Location: 33 nautical miles south-east of Fair Isle, Scotland.
- Fall from height on bulk carrier Equinox Seas with loss of 1 lifeby HM Government on 27/09/2024 at 07:07
Location: ONEX Syros Shipyard, Ermoupoli, Syros, Greece
- Grounding of general cargo vessel Baltic Arrowby HM Government on 24/09/2024 at 10:50
Location: River Nene, Wisbech, England.
- Injury to person during deck crane operations on board survey and supply vessel Kommandor Orcaby HM Government on 19/09/2024 at 08:57
Location: Portland, England.
- Fall overboard from sail training vessel Pelican of London with loss of 1 lifeby HM Government on 12/09/2024 at 08:57
Location: Sharpness, England.
- Safety warning issued following a man overboard from potting vessel Kingfisher with loss of 1 lifeby HM Government on 05/09/2024 at 08:58
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.
- Grounding of bulk carrier Indian Partnershipby HM Government on 23/08/2024 at 09:19
Location: off the coast of Misool Island, Indonesian archipelago.
- Flooding and partial sinking of an inflatable migrant boat with the loss of at least 8 livesby HM Government on 15/08/2024 at 08:57
Location: Dover Strait, England, UK.
- Capsize and sinking of fishing vessel Angelenaby HM Government on 01/08/2024 at 08:56
Location: south-east of Exmouth, England.
- Grounding and subsequent loss of commercial swim event support vessel Channel Queenby HM Government on 25/07/2024 at 08:56
Location: near the Needles lighthouse, Isle of Wight, England.
- Contact with Oikos Jetty 2 by chemical tanker Ali Kaby HM Government on 18/07/2024 at 09:00
Location: Oikos Jetty 2, Canvey Island, River Thames, England.
- Safety warning issued following contact between a diving support boat and a recreational diver with loss of 1 lifeby HM Government on 27/06/2024 at 08:58
This bulletin urges boat operators to keep an effective lookout at all times when a vessel is underway, and stresses the importance of maintaining detailed and frequent communications with other boat operators in the vicinit…
- Flooding, capsize and sinking of stern trawler Piedrasby HM Government on 20/06/2024 at 08:58
Location: approximately 78 nautical miles south-west of Mizen Head, Ireland.
- Collision between fishing vessel Kirkella and pusher tug Shovetteby HM Government on 13/06/2024 at 08:59
Location: King George Dock, Hull, England.
- Grounding of roll-on/roll-off passenger ferry Alfredby HM Government on 22/05/2024 at 08:58
Location: east coast of Swona Island, Pentland Firth, Scotland.
- Loss of control of powerboat Awesome with loss of 2 livesby HM Government on 25/04/2024 at 08:58
Location: near Little Thatch Island, British Virgin Islands.
- Collision between general cargo vessel Scot Explorer and gas carrier Happy Falconby HM Government on 05/03/2024 at 09:59
Location: about 12 nautical miles north-west of Thyborøn, Denmark.
- Fall overboard from fishing vessel Eder Sands with loss of 1 lifeby HM Government on 08/02/2024 at 09:59
Location: approximately 150 nautical miles west of Ireland.
- Safety warning issued following a chain failure on scallop dredger Honeybourne III with loss of 1 lifeby HM Government on 07/02/2024 at 09:59
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…
- Contact with brow of pier by passenger ferry Thames Kestrelby HM Government on 06/02/2024 at 10:01
Location: Gravesend Town Pier, England.
- Capsize and sinking of fishing vessel Crig-A-Tanaby HM Government on 06/02/2024 at 10:01
Location: approximately 6 nautical miles south-east of Lizard Point, Cornwall, England.
- Heavy contact between the high-speed passenger craft Seadogz and a navigation buoy with loss of 1 lifeby HM Government on 14/12/2023 at 00:00
Location: Southampton Water, England.
- Accidental discharge of condensed aerosol fire-extinguishing system on beam trawler Resurgam with loss of 1 lifeby HM Government on 07/12/2023 at 09:59
Location: Alongside North Pier at Newlyn Harbour, Cornwall, England.
- Grounding of general cargo vessel BBC Marmaraby HM Government on 30/11/2023 at 09:59
Location: Eilean Trodday in the Little Minch, Scotland.
- Flooding and partial sinking of an inflatable migrant boat with at least 27 lives lostby HM Government on 09/11/2023 at 00:01
Location: the Dover Strait.
- Lifeboat davit failure on polar research vessel RRS Sir David Attenboroughby HM Government on 02/11/2023 at 09:59
Location: Loch Buie, Isle of Mull, Scotland.
- Injury to person during MOB training on the rigid inflatable boat Midsummerby HM Government on 05/10/2023 at 09:00
Location: Off St. Andrews Beach, Fife, Scotland.
- Safety warning issued following a serious passenger injury during a rigid inflatable boat rideby HM Government on 15/09/2023 at 08:59
This bulletin urges owners and operators of small commercial passenger vessels to review their operations and procedures in line with current safety guidance.
- Collision between cargo vessel Scot Carrier and split hopper barge Karin Høj with loss of 2 livesby HM Government on 08/09/2023 at 08:58
Location: Bornholmsgat traffic separation scheme in the Baltic Sea off the south coast of Sweden.
- Safety warning issued about servicing and certification after a liferaft failed to inflate during an emergencyby HM Government on 24/08/2023 at 08:59
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.
- Engine room fire on LPG carrier Moritz Schulte with loss of 1 lifeby HM Government on 17/08/2023 at 08:59
Location: Antwerp, Belgium.
- Person overboard from stern trawler Copious with loss of 1 lifeby HM Government on 29/06/2023 at 09:00
Location: south-east of the Shetland Islands, Scotland.
- Person overboard from creel fishing vessel Harriet J with loss of 1 lifeby HM Government on 22/06/2023 at 08:59
Location: west of Fast Castle Head, south-east Scotland.
- Carbon monoxide poisoning on board the sports cruiser Emma Louise with loss of 2 livesby HM Government on 27/04/2023 at 08:58
Location: Port Hamble Marina, River Hamble, England.
- Safety warning issued about the hazards of flexible hose installationsby HM Government on 23/03/2023 at 09:58
The importance of installing and maintaining safety critical systems to comply with the approved classification standards and in accordance with relevant guidance is highlighted following a fire on board the ro-ro cargo ship…
- Close quarters situation between passenger ferries Stena Europe and Connemaraby HM Government on 23/03/2023 at 09:53
Location: Rosslare Harbour, County Wexford, Ireland.
- Failure of towline pennant on tug Svitzer Mercurius with minor injuries to 5 crewby HM Government on 22/12/2022 at 09:58
Location: Southampton, England.
- Persons overboard from prawn trawler Reul A Chuain with loss of 1 lifeby HM Government on 16/12/2022 at 09:59
Location: Sound of Rùm, Scotland.
- Failure of a suspended buoy on workboat Annie E with 1 person injuredby HM Government on 02/12/2022 at 09:59
Location: near Isle of Muck, Scotland.
- Capsize of single-handed creel fishing vessel Goodway with loss of 1 lifeby HM Government on 22/09/2022 at 08:59
Location: Near Cairnbulg, Scotland.
- Person overboard from fishing vessel Hendrika Jacoba with the loss of 1 lifeby HM Government on 22/09/2022 at 08:56
Location: Thyborøn, Denmark.
- Flooding and sinking of survey workboat Bellaby HM Government on 02/09/2022 at 08:59
Location: Approaches to Lynmouth, England.
- Mooring failure of the drill ship Valaris DS-4by HM Government on 02/08/2022 at 06:15
Location: Hunterston Jetty, Scotland, UK.
