Investigation reports 2008

Reports have been split into three categories, Merchant, Fishing and Leisure. Click on links within the tables to view each investigation report.

Merchant vessel reports

Vessel name

Vessel type

Accident type

Accident date

Figaro
(No 14/2008)
Vehicle carrier Inadvertant releasae of Carbon Dioxide and disabling of vessel 06/12/07
ERRV Viking Islay
(No 12/2008)
Emergency Response Rescue Vessel (Class B) Accident on a gas rig standby vessel in the North Sea, resulting in the death of three crew members 23/09/07
Ursine
(No 10/2008)
ro-ro Cargo vessel ro-ro cargo vessel made contact with Pride of Bruges in King George Dock, Hull 13/11/07
MSC Napoli
(No 9/2008)
Container vessel Structural failure of UK flagged container vessel 18/01/07
Dublin Viking
(No 7/2008)
ro-ro Passenger Ferry Parting of a mooring line resulting in one fatality 7/08/07
Pacific Star
(No 5/2008)
Passenger Cruise Ship Heavy Weather Damage 10/07/07
Lady Candida
(No 4/2008)
Large charter yacht Fire and subsequent sinking 28/07/07
Young Lady
(No 3/2008)
Crude oil afromax product carrier Dragged her anchor off Teesport. 26/06/07
Audacity/Leonis
(No 2/2008)
Cargo ship/Product tanker Collision at the entrance to the River Humber between Panamanian-flagged cargo vessel and UK-flagged product tanker. 14/04/07
Logos II
(No 1/2008)
Passenger ship Contact with the quayside in St Helier. 20th & 26th June 2007

Fishing vessels

Vessel name

Vessel type

Accident type

Accident date

Shark & Royalist dual report
(No 13/2008)
Fishing vessels Fire on board FV Shark and the Foundering of FV Royalist 19/01/08 & 23/01/08
Lady Hamilton of Helford & Blithe Spirit
(No 8/2008)
Fishing vessels Collision between two fishing vessels in Falmouth Bay, resulting in foundering of the Lady Hamilton of Helford 03/10/07

Leisure vessel reports

Vessel name

Vessel type

Accident type

Accident date

Last Call
(No 11/2008)
Motor Cruiser Foundering of a motor cruiser at Whitby with the loss of three lives. 23/11/07
Army Cadet Force Rigid Raiding Craft
(No 6/2008)
Army Cadet Force Rigid Raiding Craft Capsize of Army Cadet Force Rigid Raiding Craft in Loch Carnan, South Uist resulting in one fatality. 03/08/07

Other reports

Reports published by other investigating states which have been produced with the co-operation of the MAIB following either full investigation or preliminary examination.

Vessel name

Vessel type

Accident type

Accident date

Published By

HD1 High Speed Craft Contact with a vessel moored alongside in St Helier, Jersey 28/07/07

Bahamas Maritime Authority.

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