On 12 December 2019 a fire broke out on the Danish registered fishing vessel EMMALIE while it was fishing approx. 40 nm north of Hirtshals, Denmark. The fire was quickly noticed by other fishing vesse ...
On 2 November 2019 the Faroe Island flagged general cargo ship HAV STREYM was alongside at the port of Karmøy, Norway. While preparing the ship for discharging an able seaman was trapped between a lad..
This is a summary report on an incident investigated by the Danish Maritime Accident Investigation Board (DMAIB). The summary is a brief account of those findings, which have been deemed relevant in r..
On 9 May 2019, a first mate was trapped by a cardan shaft aboard the construction ship KARIN HØJ, while she was in the process of replacing a hydraulic hose on the ship’s propulsion system. The first..
In the morning the 19th February 2019, the Danish crew transfer vessel (CTV) WORLD BORA and Cyprus-registered general cargo vessel RABA collided in the Baltic sea 2 nm east of Rügen, Germany, while un..
The intention of this report is to shed light on safety issues related to small craft passenger transport and is aimed at the Danish and Greenland authorities, and cruise ship operators who depend on..
In this report, DMAIB will take a closer look at the preconditions for carrying out risk assessments for shipboard operations, e.g. the situations in which they are carried out and the methods used. I..
On 23 April 2018, the small German owned motorboat RIGI foundered in Faxe Bay, Denmark, approx. 1 nm from shore. On board was a team of three fish biologists, who were a conducting marine biotic surve..
This summary report concerns an accidental release of the rescue boat on BERGENSFJORD, which took place on 6 December 2017 in Risavika, Norway. The investigation aimed to explain why the rescue boat w..
This is a summary of an investigation of an incident made by the Danish Marine Accident Investigation Board. The purpose of the summary is to communicate knowledge acquired by the Danish Marine Accide..