Safety Briefings

A collection of useful links that include Ship Safety Briefings, Offshore Safety Briefings and Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) Safety Digest Briefings.

Commercial Ship Safety Briefings
Yacht & Small Craft Safety Briefings
Workboat Safety Briefings
Offshore Safety Briefings
Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) Safety Digest Briefings

Commercial Ship Safety Briefings

Click to download the central IIMS Safety Briefings Database in Excel Format, a compilation of hundreds of safety reports: IIMS Safety Briefings Database

Here are around 20 of the most recent Safety Briefings:

Report on engine room fire on Moritz Schulte with loss of one life

Liquefied petroleum gas/ethylene carrier Moritz Schulte suffered an engine room fire while discharging a cargo of ethylene

Collision between a general cargo vessel and a split hopper investigation report

MAIB investigation report into the collision between the general cargo vessel Scot Carrier and the split hopper barge Karin Høj.

Spirit of Norfolk: fire onboard passenger vessel investigation report published

An engine room fire aboard the 169-foot-long passenger vessel

MPV Everest engine room fire report published

MPV Everest suffered a fire in the port engine room

Crude tanker S-Trust fire caused by lithium-Ion battery is finding

Blaze on the bridge of the crude tanker S-Trust

Accidental discharge of condensed aerosol fire-extinguishing system on beam trawler Resurgam report issued

An apprentice engineer died when a FirePro condensed aerosol fire-extinguishing system was inadvertently activated in the engine room

Milagro Investigation: Serious burn injuries to a crew member

Serious burn injuries to a crew member

NTSB Investigation: Flooding and sinking of towed cargo vessel Carib Trader II

Towed cargo vessel Carib Trader II flooded and sunk

MV CAPE KORTIA fire investigation report

Transport Malta investigation report on the MV CAPE KORTIA fire in the engine-room.

NSIA report into Viking Sky investigation published

Accident report on the loss of propulsion and near-grounding of cruise ship Viking Sky.

MAIB Report: Flooding, capsize and sinking of stern trawler Piedras

Piedras capsized and sank following an uncontrolled ingress of seawater in the engine room.

MAIB issue safety warning following fatal injury to recreational diver after contact diving support boat Karin

Recreational diver carrying out decompression stops died, almost certainly as a result of being struck by the rotating propeller of the UK registered diving support boat Karin

Loss of propulsion of ro-ro cargo vessel Mazarine: Transport Malta Report

Investigation report into the loss of propulsion and subsequent grounding of the Maltese-registered ro-ro cargo vessel

NTSB issues report on Qualifier 105 passenger vessel fire in Homer, Alaska

Qualifier 105 was being stored ashore for the winter in the Northern Enterprises Boat Yard in Homer, Alaska when a fire started in a stateroom below the main deck.

MAIB report: Contact of chemical tanker Ali Ka with Oikos Jetty

Oil and chemical tanker Ali Ka made contact with the westernmost section of Oikos Jetty 2 at Canvey Island

NTSB conclude crew’s quick action limits fire damage to towing vessel Desperado

A ruptured hydraulic hose spraying fuel on a hot engine led to a fire aboard Desperado

Design flaw caused Staten Island ferry fire is report finding

The design of a new passenger ferry’s fuel oil return system and inadequate follow-on training for engineering crewmembers led to the 2022 fire

TSB releases investigation report into capsizing and sinking of passenger vessel Island Bay

TSB has released investigation report M22P0259 into the capsizing and subsequent sinking of the passenger vessel Island Bay in Carpenter Bay

Transport Malta: crew member dies while rigging portable cargo hold light

Transport Malta has released a report on the death of a crew member on the deck of the MV Drawsko while rigging a portable cargo hold light in Turkey.

MAIB report: Fall from height on carrier Equinox Seas kills crewman

A crewman on board Equinox Seas was fatally injured when he fell 10m down an open ventilation trunk where a fan had been removed for maintenance by the shipyard.

Yacht & Small Craft Safety Briefings

Click to download the central IIMS Safety Briefings Database in Excel Format, a compilation of hundreds of safety reports: IIMS Safety Briefings Database

Here are around 20 of the most recent Safety Briefings:

Investigation report into collision between motor yachts Minx and Vision published by MAIB

MAIB has published a report on the investigation into collision between motor yachts Minx and Vision. In the evening on 25 May 2019, the Gibraltar registered motor yacht Vision collided with the UK registered motor yacht Minx, which was anchored at Île Sainte-Marguerite, near Cannes, France.

Report on fatal carbon monoxide poisoning aboard motor cruiser Diversion published by MAIB

The MAIB has released a report on fatal carbon monoxide poisoning aboard the motor cruiser Diversion. At about 2000 on 4 December 2019, the bodies of two men were discovered in the cabin of the privately owned motor cruiser Diversion, which was moored to a quay in the centre of York, England.

Maritime New Zealand report highlights recreational boating accidents between 2015 and 2020

This report is intended to give an overview of fatal recreational boating accidents between the beginning of 2015 and the end of 2020, and to provide additional insight into a number of key characteristics and identified patterns.

MAIB: Lack of boating experience was a factor when the Norma G boat capsized leading to fatality

MAIB have issued a report on the incident involving Norma G. On 25 May 2020, a family were enjoying a day out on the water in the Camel Estuary, Cornwall, on their 5.4m motor cruiser Norma G. The boat was capsized by a large wave close to the Doom Bar.

Australian operators with fixed gas LPG systems must be aware of appliances listed on the installation compliance plate

AMSA has released details of an investigation into an incident where the owner and their son were seriously injured in an explosion in the galley of their houseboat due to the stove ignitor igniting a gas leak.

Combustible materials near hot work led to fire is report finding

Combustible materials left unprotected near hot work led to a fire on the passenger vessel Natchez

Loss of lubrication supply to engines crankshaft journal bearings and crankpins leads to Wight Sky engine failures

MAIB has published its report on the two catastrophic engine failures on board ro-ro passenger ferry Wight Sky, one of which resulted in a fire.

Diamond Emblem 1 Report involving loss of life published by MAIB

A member of a family group on board the motor cruiser Diamond Emblem 1 fell overboard from the aft deck when the boat’s stern made hard contact against the embankment wall

Seadogz interim accident investigation report 2021 published by MAIB

High speed passenger craft Seadogz collided with the North-West Netley buoy in Southampton Water

Luxury yacht fire most likely caused by electrical fault says NTSB report

Fire that destroyed a luxury yacht near Key West in March 2021 most likely started from an electric source within the sound enclosure for the vessel’s starboard generators

Lack of personal flotation device led to skipper’s death

The failure by a skipper to wear a personal flotation device, harness and tether, caused his death

Outboard engine fire causes yacht to sink is finding in MCIB report

The report states that around 15 minutes after refuelling the outboard, the skipper saw flames coming from the outboard.

Emma Louise fatal carbon monoxide poisoning report published

Two men were found unconscious on board the sports cruiser, Emma Louise

Coronial Findings into Boating Incident

The Coroner found Alan Bruce Beeby died as ‘a result of an inherent defect in the vessel Eliza 1 causing it to capsize resulting in drowning’

Return line fuel leak on main engine causes ferry fire is report finding

A diesel fuel leak was discovered where a fuel return line had become disconnected on the No.1 engine.

Seadogz report – An accident waiting to happen is MAIB finding into fatal RIB crash

RIB crashed into a 4.5m high, 5-ton channel marker

Workboat Safety Briefings

Click to download the central IIMS Safety Briefings Database in Excel Format, a compilation of hundreds of safety reports: IIMS Safety Briefings Database

Here are around 20 of the most recent Safety Briefings:

MAIB report issued into person overboard from creel fishing vessel with loss of life

Lone-operated creel fishing vessel Harriet J accidentally entered the water while shooting the fishing gear

MAIB report published into the death of one person overboard from stern trawler Copious

A deckhand fell overboard from the twin rig stern trawler Copious (LK 985)

RRS Sir David Attenborough lifeboat davit failure report issued

Port lifeboat from RRS Sir David Attenborough fell into the water while the crew were practising lifeboat drills

MAIB Report: Failure of a suspended buoy on workboat Annie E with one person injured

Deckhand on board the workboat Annie E was injured when he was struck by a grid buoy that had been lifted out of the water by the workboat’s forward crane

New Zealand regulators prosecutes RoRo operator for maintenance issues

Large inter-island ferry after the RoRo ferry Kaitaki, suffered a power failure

Engine room flooding leads to sinking of fishing vessel

Uncontrolled flooding through a hole in the plating beneath the engine room of a fishing vessel led to its sinking.

Capsize and sinking of fishing vessel Crig-A-Tana

Potter Crig-A-Tana rapidly capsized and foundered

MAIB report into the fatal Eder Sands man overboard incident

A deckhand from the UK registered gill netter Eder Sands fell overboard while the vessel was shooting a net

Report: Collision between fishing vessel Kirkella and pusher tug Shovette

The crew of the UK registered fishing vessel Kirkella lost control of its propulsion system and the vessel collided with the unmanned tug

MERI crane collision and bridge damage in Kiel canal

Report on an accident involving the Finnish-flagged heavy-lift vessel MERI while transporting a mobile harbour crane

TSB concerned about Canada’s marine emergency preparedness following investigation into a fire aboard container vessel ZIM Kingston

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) issued two safety concerns following the 2021 loss of containers and fire on board the container vessel ZIM Kingston

Grounding of Bulk Carrier John J Boland in Michigan Due to Inadequate Clearance Guidance says NTSB

Inadequate operating company guidance on underkeel clearance led to the April 2023 grounding of a bulk carrier in Lake Huron

NTSB report: Flooding and sinking of towing vessel Jacqueline A

The sinking of the Jacqueline A last year in the Atlantic Ocean, which was due to a lack of watertight integrity.

Transport Malta investigation into fatality on oil tanker Seaprincess

Gas pocket ignited by a welder who was carrying out repairs resulting in death.

Flooding and partial sinking of towing vessel Uncle Blue: Investigation report

The towing vessel Uncle Blue was towing one empty barge on the Lower Mississippi River in Ascension Parish, Louisiana, when the vessel began flooding.

P&I club Britannia shares lessons learned following asphyxiation on a bulk carrier

Two fumigation contractors died from asphyxiation on a bulk carrier.

Safety warning issued following man overboard from potting vessel Kingfisher with loss of one life

A deckhand became entangled in a creel’s leg rope and was pulled overboard

MAIB report: Officer’s leg amputated after crane incident

Marine Accident Investigation Branch has released a report after an officer had to have his leg amputated following a crush injury.

Pair trawlers collision results in flooding and sinking of vessel

Pair trawlers Guiding Light and Guiding Star have a collision during a routine fish transfer.

Offshore Safety Briefings

Click to download the central IIMS Safety Briefings Database in Excel Format, a compilation of hundreds of safety reports: IIMS Safety Briefings Database

Here are the most recent Safety Briefings:

NTSB report: Liftboat overturns due to inadequate information about seafloor composition

US National Transportation Safety Board published its report on the liftboat Ram XVIII, that overturned in the Gulf of Mexico. The report revealed the overturn was due to inadequate information about seafloor composition.
Download the full report

USCG publishes a safety alert after three confined space fatalities on a MODU

The US Coast Guard (USCG) has issued an important Safety Alert on the dangers of confined space entry following a recent incident where three people were asphyxiated in a confined space on a drilling rig (MODU).
Read the safety alert

A safety alert issued by BSEE following inspections and findings from fired vessels

US Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) has issued a safety alert summarizing its findings and recommendations following a number of recent risk-based inspections. BSEE’s team of inspectors and engineers developed several recommendations from inspection findings to reduce the risks associated with fired vessels; hydrocarbon processing vessels on offshore oil and gas facilities with self-contained, natural or forced draft burners.
Download the safety alert

Stainless steel bolts at offshore facility fail due to corrosion cracking

The International Association of Oil & Gas Producers (IOGP) published an alert regarding an unexpected failure of certain kinds of strain-hardened Type 304 stainless steel bolts. The failure happened at an offshore facility during a pneumatic leak test of gas piping exiting a test separator.
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Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) Safety Digest Briefings

Click to download the central IIMS Safety Briefings Database in Excel Format, a compilation of hundreds of safety reports: IIMS Safety Briefings Database