Loss of Guiding Star following collision during fish transfer attributed to unattended wheelhouse on partner vessel The Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has released its report into the collision between two Peterhead-based pair trawlers that resulted in the sinking of…
Crewman found to have been pulled overboard due to inadvertent entanglement of creel leg rope in PFD lifting strop
The Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has issued a safety bulletin following a chain failure which led to the death of a deckhand onboard a scallop dredger. The bulletin urges owners and operators of beam and scallop trawlers to inspect…
The Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has released its report into the accidental discharge of a fire-extinguishing system onboard the beam trawler Resurgam PZ 1001 in Newlyn harbour on 15 November, 2019, which resulted in one fatality. Twenty-year-old apprentice engineer…
MAIB highlights need for better recovery systems onboard fishing vessels The Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has released its report into the fatal man-overboard accident on the stern trawler Copious LK 985. The report – the purpose of which is…
The Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has released its report into the fatal man-overboard from the creel vessel Harriet J AH 180. The report, the purpose of which is not to attribute fault or blame, says that on the morning…
A Fatal Accident Inquiry into the death of a Berwickshire fisherman has concluded, reports Paul Scott. The inquiry found that on 2 May, 2021, 64-year-old Peter Gray suffered a fatal heart attack after being pulled overboard from the 7.8m vessel…
A fishermen was flown to hospital in Shetland after going overboard from the Northern Star FR 55 on Sunday, 16 October, about 93 miles east of Fraserburgh. The alarm was raised by the Northern Star on Sunday afternoon, and Shetland…
Following the publication of its reports into the Joanna C and Nicola Faith tragedies, the Marine Accident Investigation Branch team highlights the safety lessons for the industry As operating costs continue to rise, inevitably there will be an appetite to…
The MAIB has issued its report into the capsize and sinking of the 9.8m whelk potter Nicola Faith BS 58 on 27 January, 2021, 1.9 miles north of Rhos-on-Sea in North Wales, with the loss of its three crew, reports…
