MAIB Safety Digest 1/2022
- Safety Flash
- Published on 8 April 2022
- Generated on 17 September 2025
- IMCA SF 09/22
- 1 minute read
The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch has published Safety Digest - Lessons from Marine Accident Reports 1/2022, which draws the attention of the marine community to some of the lessons arising from investigations into recent accidents and incidents.
This information is published to inform industry of the general circumstances of marine accidents and to draw out the lessons to be learned. The sole purpose of the Safety Digest is to prevent similar accidents happening again. Some of the incidents in the report include:
- a cargo vessel flooding
- vessels grounding and running into the quay
- fire in the accommodation
- workboat collisions
- engine and machinery failure
- a severed finger
- pilot ladder failures
- man overboard.
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The effectiveness of the IMCA Safety Flash system depends on the industry sharing information and so avoiding repeat incidents. Incidents are classified according to IOGP's Life Saving Rules.
All information is anonymised or sanitised, as appropriate, and warnings for graphic content included where possible.
IMCA makes every effort to ensure both the accuracy and reliability of the information shared, but is not be liable for any guidance and/or recommendation and/or statement herein contained.
The information contained in this document does not fulfil or replace any individual's or Member's legal, regulatory or other duties or obligations in respect of their operations. Individuals and Members remain solely responsible for the safe, lawful and proper conduct of their operations.
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