The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has published its first safety digest of the year. Safety Digest 1/2025 draws the attention of the marine community to some of the lessons arising from investigations into recent accidents and incidents. This information is published to inform the merchant and fishing industries, the recreational craft community and the public of the general circumstances of marine accidents and to draw out the lessons to be learned.
The sole purpose of the MAIB safety digest is to prevent similar accidents happening again. In his introduction, Chief Inspector of Marine Accidents, Andrew Moll OBE, highlighted to the recent collision between container vessel Solong and tanker Stena Immaculate pointing out it appeared to be yet another collision that should not have happened.
He added that a good lookout as key to preventing collisions (COLREGs Rule 5), and also that stand-alone vessels should ready to take avoiding action when necessary (Rule 17).
The digest also featured introductions by Gary Doyle, Group Harbour Master of Peel Ports Group; Anne Hornigold, Director of Whitby & District Fishing Industry Training School; and Mark Bleecker, Director of MB Marine who contributed their expert insights to this safety digest.
Read the PDF: MAIB 2025/1 Safety Digest