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UK MAIB: Safety Digest – lessons from marine accident reports 1/2021

The United Kingdom Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has published its Safety Digest 1/2021 “which draws the attention of the marine community to some of the lessons arising from investigations into recent accidents and incidents. It contains information which has been determined up to the time of issue.”

The information is published by the MAIB – and recirculated by IMCA – to provide information on the general circumstances of marine accidents and to draw out the lessons to be learned, with the sole purpose of preventing similar accidents happening again.  

Section 1 on Merchant vessels will be of primary interest to our members (though there may also be learnings for our members from the other sections on fishing vessels and recreational craft.)

The headings in Section 1 include:

Safety Event

Published: 6 May 2021
Download: IMCA SF 13/21

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