Mark Glover died after falling from the gangway on the Pelican of London. The owner of the sail training vessel has now reviewed and amended their training for rigging gangway…
MAIB
Updated guidance on fitting a radar reflector to boats under 15m
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency has updated its guidance and is urging all owners of boats under 15m/49.2ft to fit a radar reflector
New liferaft buoyancy standards after fatal accident
All non-SOLAS float-free launching liferafts must now have sufficient buoyancy to trigger the inflation mechanism once it has been released from the cradle
Calls for UK-wide approach to personal watercraft management
The Chief Inspector of Marine Accidents wants a cross industry forum to be formally created for the nationwide management of personal watercraft in the UK
8 safety lessons from 2019
A good sailor learns from experience, or better, from the experiences of others. Theo Stocker looks back to see what seamanship and safety lessons we can take from this year’s…
Clipper Ventures: ‘We did not ignore previous MAIB recommendations’
Clipper Ventures, which runs the Clipper Round the World Race, has said the safety of crew is and remains its 'highest priority'. The MAIB has just published the report into…
Clipper Race death: GREAT Britain crewmember washed overboard
Simon Speirs was assisting with a head sail change when he was washed overboard from Clipper Race yacht, GREAT Britain, in the Southern Ocean
Official report on Suffolk yacht ‘Orca’ fatal accident
Following the fatal accident, the MAIB concluded that neither the dredger nor the yacht were keeping a proper lookout
Cheeki Rafiki MAIB accident report published
The MAIB has release its report and safety flyer from the investigation of the loss of the yacht Cheeki Rafiki and her crew in the Atlantic on 16 May 2014.
Crash Test Boat – Gas explosion
How safe is your gas system? Do you make regular checks? Chris Beeson and the Crash Test Boat team create a gas explosion to show you why you should never…