Case Studies

ASTRAL

 MAIB Report on the investigation of the grounding of Astral on Princessa Shoal, East of Isle of Wight - March 2008

COSCO BUSAN

NTSB report on the Hong Kong-registered M/V Cosco Busan which allided with the fendering system at the base of the Delta tower of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge - November 2007

PASHA BULKER

ATSB transport safety investigation report into the grounding 

of the Panamanian registered bulk carrier - June 2007 

YOUNG LADY 

MAIB report on the investigation of Young Lady Dragging anchor - June 2007  

AUDACITY and LEONIS    

MAIB report on the investigation of the collision between Audacity and Leonis in approaches to River Humber - April 2007      

SEA EXPRESS 1 and ALASKAN RAINBOW     

MAIB report on the investigation of the collision between Sea Express 1 and Alaska Rainbow on the River Mersey - February 2007     

SKAGERN and SAMSKIP COURIER     

MAIB report on the investigation of the collision between Skagern and Samskip Courier in the Humber Estuary - June 2006     

EMERALD STAR     

MAIB report on the investigation of MAIB report on the investigation of Emerald Star making contact with Chevron Texaco Number 6 berth at Milford Haven - January 2006     

ARCTIC OCEAN and MARITIME LADY     

MAIB report on the investigation of the collision between  Arctic Ocean  and Maritime Lady - December 2005 

THORNGARTH and STOLT ASPIRATION     

MAIB report on the investigation of the collision between Thorngarth and Stolt Aspiration, River Mersey,  Liverpool  - April 2005  

KAREN DANIELSEN     

DMA report into collison with  Great  Belt  West  Bridge  - March 2005 

DECURION and GIOVANNA    

A collision occurred between two vessels within the Cape Town TSS -  January 2000

ORAPIN GLOBAL and EVOIKOS     

A VTS assisted collision in Singapore Straits? - October 1997     

BRIGHT FIELD       

NTSB report on allision with  Poydras  Street  Wharf  ,  New Orleans  - December 1996  

SEA EMPRESS       

MAIB report of the investigation into the Grounding and subsequent salvage of Tanker Sea Empress at Milford Haven - February 1996     

BRITISH TRENT       

MAIB report of the investigation into the collision between British Trent and Western Winner with the loss of nine lives - June 1993

(see also http://www.maritimeaccident.org/about-2/mac-podcasts/transcripts/the-case-of-the-church-bell/)