fatal accident

SAFETY & TRAINING

SAFETY & TRAINING

A fatal explosion at one of Rotterdam’s major energy facilities killed one person and injured six others on August 13.

18th August 2026

Police investigate fatal Rotterdam port explosion

18th August 2026

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Marine Accident Investigation Branch has renewed its long-standing call for statutory alcohol limits in recreational boating after finding alcohol was a factor in a fatal RIB accident.

15th July 2026

Fatal RIB crash exposes law gap between leisure and commercial marine

15th July 2026

SAFETY & TRAINING

SAFETY & TRAINING

Inadequate tug power, poor communication, lack of joint risk assessment and a failure to coordinate simultaneous operations led to the death of a welder in Rotterdam’s Botlek harbour, a report has found.

16th March 2026

How a fatal allision exposed unseen risks of complex docking

16th March 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

With nine fatal incidents involving conventional tugs since 1998, an Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) safety bulletin on the 2023 Biter loss has put the dangers of tugs girting and capsizing under the spotlight…

2nd March 2026

ANALYSIS: How simple operations can be fatal

2nd March 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

The Marine Accident Investigation Branch has released a safety warning video and bulletin about the fatal capsize and sinking of the tug Biter in 2023.

13th February 2026

Safety warning issued after fatal tug sinking

13th February 2026

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

A marine pilot died after suffering a heart attack, falling from a pilot ladder and being partially submerged in freezing water for more than 40 minutes due to equipment failure, an investigation…

22nd January 2026

Pilot died after heart attack and rescue equipment failure

22nd January 2026