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Marine Accident Investigation Branch Reports
The MAIB examines and investigates all types of marine accidents to or on board UK ships worldwide, and other ships in UK territorial waters. As far as the MAIB is concerned, the fundamental purpose of investigating an accident is to determine its circumstances and causes, with the aim of improving the safety of life at sea and the avoidance of accidents in the future. It is not the purpose to apportion liability, nor, except so far as is necessary to achieve the fundamental purpose, to apportion blame. They do not enforce laws or carry out prosecutions.

MV Herald of Free Enterprise Report of Court No. 8074.
Merchant Shipping Act 1894 Formal Investigations.
Great Britain Department of Transport. 1987.
Paperback, 75 pp., 1 folded col. plan at back.
ISBN 0115508287 $21.00

Marine Accident Investigation Branch Annual Report 1996.
Great Britain Department of Transport. 1997.
Paperback, 52 pp.
ISBN 0115519343 $30.00

Report of the Chief Inspector of Marine Accidents into the Collision Between the Fishing Vessel Antares and HMS Trenchant with the Loss of Four Lives on 22 November 1990. Great Britain Department of Transport. 1992.
Paperback, 46 pp.
ISBN 0115511288 $24.00

Report of the Chief Inspector of Marine Accidents into the Collision Between Fishing Vessel Wilhelmina J and MV Zulfikar with the Loss of Six Lives on 10 April 1991.
Great Britain Department of Transport. 1992.
Paperback, 54 pp.
ISBN 0115511407 $30.00

Report of the Chief Inspector of Marine Accidents into the Engine Failure and Subsequent Grounding of the Motor Tanker Braer at Garths Ness, Shetland, on 5 January 1993. Great Britain Department of Transport. 1994.
Report in pursuance of reg. 9 of the Merchant Shipping (Accident Investigation) Regulations 1989 dated 9 December 1993. Paperback, 97 pp.
ISBN 0115512101 $60.00

Report of the Chief Inspector of Marine Accidents into Explosion on the Motor Tanker Esso Mersey on 4 September 1992 Resulting in the Loss of Two Lives.
Great Britain Department of Transport. 1993.
Paperback, 45 pp.
ISBN 0115511660 $28.00

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Report of the Chief Inspector of Marine Accidents into the Failure of the Lifeboat Launching Equipment on MV NORSEA on 5 February 1992 with the Loss of Two Lives.
Great Britain Department of Transport. 1993.
Paperback, 62 pp.
ISBN 0115511997 $50.00

Report of the Chief Inspector of Marine Accidents into the Grounding and Subsequent Salvage of the Tanker Sea Empress at Milford Haven between 15 and 21 February 1996.
Great Britain Department of Transport. 1997.
The Sea Empress released approximately 72,000 tons of crude oil and about 360 tons of heavy fuel oil in the period 15 to 21 February 1996 when it grounded off Milford Haven in south west Wales, and while it was at the jetty. Some further oil leaked out as the tanker was moved out of Milford Haven on the way to Belfast. Paperback, 192 pp., 6 foldout maps.
ISBN 0115518908 $60.00

Report of the Chief Inspector of Marine Accidents into the Reopened Inquiry into the Explosion on the Motor Tanker Esso Mersey on 4 September 1991 Resulting in the Loss of Two Lives.
Great Britain Department of Transport. 1996.
Paperback, 25 pp.
ISBN 0115518207 $22.00

Report of the Inspector's Inquiry into Three Fatalities and Injuries to Six Crew Members on Board FV Atlantic Princess on 25 July 1996 off the Coast of Mauritania, West Africa.
Great Britain Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions. 1997.
The deaths & injuries were caused by toxic gases generated by the growth of bacteria in spoiling fish & sea water. Paperback, 44 pp.
ISBN 0115520074 $48.00

Report of the Investigation into the Collision between British Trent and Western Winner with the Loss of Nine Lives on 3 June 1993.
Great Britain Department of Transport. 1995.
Paperback, 46 pp.
ISBN 0115517138 $30.00

Report of the Investigation into Fire On Board Ro-Ro Passenger Vessel Sally Star on 25 August 1994.
Great Britain Department of Transport. 1995.
Paperback, 50 pp.
ISBN 0115517774 $30.00

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Report of the Investigation into the Grounding of the Passenger Ro-Ro Ferry Stena Challenger on 19 September 1995, Blériot-Page, Calais.
Great Britain Department of Transport. 1996.
Paperback, 24 pp.
ISBN 0115518460 $26.00

Report of the Investigation into the Grounding of the Tanker Borga at Milford Haven on 29 October 1995.
Great Britain Department of Transport. 1996.
During the morning of 29 October 1995, the Norwegian motor tanker Borga ran aground in Milford Haven whilst under pilotage. The weather was good with a south-easterly force 3 wind and clear visibility. At the time of the accident the vessel was loaded with 112,180 tons of crude oil, but although the vessel's hull was damaged the cargo tanks remained intact and there was no oil pollution. Two attempts were made to pull the vessel off using tugs, but both were unsuccessful. A third attempt after the vessel had been lightened by 8,500 tons of cargo was successful and she floated again. The cause of the grounding was due to a failure to compensate quickly enough for the vessel's rate of turn to port by applying sufficient starboard helm following an alteration of course. Recommendations have been made with a view to ensuring that the provisions of the International Chamber of Shipping's Bridge Procedures Guide are more closely followed, and for consideration to be given to extending the existing steering gear electrical power failure alarm required by SOLAS to include a low hydraulic pressure alarm. Paperback, 50 pp.
ISBN 0115518665 $40.00

Report of the Investigation into the Lifeboat Accident on Pride of Hampshire on 25 September 1994.
Great Britain Department of Transport. 1996.
Paperback, 46 pp.
ISBN 0115518711 $36.00

Report of the Investigation into the Loss of the Fishing Vessel Heather Bloom INS 110 with the Loss of One Life on 3 December 1994.
Great Britain Department of Transport. 1995.
The incident took place approx. 60 miles North of Cape Wrath (Scotland). Paperback, 27 pp.
ISBN 0115517898 $22.00

Report of the Investigation into the Over-Pressurization of a Cargo Tank on the Oil Tanker Mobil Petrel at Fawley Oil Terminal on 7 November 1989.
Great Britain Department of Transport. 1991.
Paperback, 46 pp.
ISBN 0115510850 $22.00

Report of the Investigation into the Power Failure on Canberra off the Isle of Wight on 7 December 1994.
Great Britain Department of Transport. 1996.
Paperback, 26 pp., 2 folded maps.
ISBN 0115518886 $36.00

Report of the Investigation into the Sinking of the Fishing Vessel Grey Flamingo with the Loss of Life of Two Crew Members.
Great Britain Department of Transport. 1991.
Paperback, 14 pp.
ISBN 0115510370 $12.00

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