Aberdeen harbour: Annual summary of marine safety reports for 2013
- Safety Flash
- Published on 23 June 2015
- Generated on 17 January 2026
- IMCA SF 09/15
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The Marine Safety Forum has published information note 15/02, comprising a summary of marine safety incident reports during 2013, from Aberdeen harbour.
The report contains short details of the 30 recorded safety incidents in 2013 involving vessels entering or leaving, or manoeuvring within, the harbour.
The summary report notes that 47% of the incidents reported were collisions, contact between vessels, or grounding. It notes that in three quarters (75%) of the incidents reported, human error was a cause.
The full report is available on request from the Marine Safety Forum.
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