Marine Casualty Reports from the MCIB
MCIB Criticises "General Safety Environment" Around Paddlesports in Mulroy Bay Report
19th May 2023 MCIB
The Marine Casualty Investigation Board (MCIB) has criticised the “general safety environment around paddlesports in Ireland” which it has identified as a “systemic factor” in a serious incident involving kayakers in Donegal’s Mulroy Bay last year. A group of six…
Seafarers Reminded of Responsibilities to Avoid Serious Injuries Onboard Vessels
11th April 2023 Water Safety
Vessel owners and operators, masters, skippers, fishers and seafarers are reminded of their responsibilities in relation to carrying out routine tasks and maintenance on board their vessels. The advice from the Department of Transport comes on the foot of two…
Modifying vessels, including making changes to a vessel’s engine, without proper evaluation of the consequences, is very dangerous, the Marine Casualty Investigation Board has warned. It has urged the Minister for Transport to introduce rules for open commercial fishing boats,…
Marine Casualty Investigation Board Warns About Auxiliary Engines on Racing Yacht
23rd March 2023 MCIB
The Marine Casualty Investigation Board has recommended that the Minister for Transport should amend or update the Code of Practice for the Safe Operation of Recreational Craft to advise owners to ensure that auxiliary engines fitted to racing yachts provide…
The Marine Casualty Investigation Board (MCIB) report into the death of a Donegal student during a kayaking trip in Co Kerry has said the outing was not properly assessed for risk. Aisling O’Connor, 21, from Ballyshannon, Co Donegal, drowned after…
The Marine Casualty Investigation Board (MCIB) has initiated an inquiry into a recent incident on the river Corrib where up to ten people were rescued after their rowing craft were swept towards the Galway city salmon weir. The incident was…
A fuel leak is believed to have caused a fire on board a passenger ferry linking Ballyhack, Co Wexford with Passage East in Waterford, last year. A Marine Casualty Investigation Board (MCIB) report says the crew of the Frazer Tintern…
An investigation into a close-quarter incident involving two passenger ferries in Rosslare Harbour, Co Wexford, is highly critical of port control and poor communication on the bridge of one of the ships. It also highlights failure by the Government to…
Marine Casualty Investigation Board Welcomes New Structure to Carry Out Investigations
13th December 2022 MCIB
The board of the Marine Casualty Investigation Board (MCIB) says it welcomes the publication of the General Scheme of Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Accidents) Bill 2022 and the Government’s decision to establish a new independent Marine Accident Investigation Unit…
MCIB Warns of Dangers of Working on Ships at Height In Report on Serious Fall
30th November 2022 MCIB
The Marine Casualty Investigation Board (MCIB) has said all ship crew and vessel operators need to be reminded of the potential dangers of working at height following its inquiry into a fall from an Irish cargo ship. A 29-year-old Polish…
The quick action of a crew member on a Donegal fishing vessel probably saved the life of his skipper when his arm was trapped by a trawl door, an investigation has found. The Marine Casualty Investigation Board (MCIB) report into…
Marine Casualty Investigation Board (MCIB) Call for Applications for Appointment as an Expert Marine Consultant
23rd August 2022 Jobs
The MCIB was established in 2002 under the Merchant shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) Act 2000. The purpose of the MCIB is to investigate marine casualties with a view to learning lessons to prevent them happening again. It is not…
Marine Casualty Investigation Board Warns That Regulations May Be Necessary for Watersports
12th August 2022 MCIB
The Chairperson of the Marine Casualty Investigation Board has warned that regulation may well be required for watersports in the leisure marine sector if voluntary standards set by accredited bodies are not adhered to. That serious warning is contained in…
Dun Laoghaire Senator Calls for More Transparent and Accountable Marine Casualty Investigation Board
30th April 2022 MCIB
Dun Laoghaire senator Victor Boyhan has called for a more transparent and accountable Marine Casualty Investigation Board (MCIB). He has also called for a new mechanism to appoint members to the MCIB board. Speaking during a debate on the Merchant…
MCIB Report Finds Unattended Electronic Device on Charge May Have Caused Extensive Fire on Fishing Vessel
19th April 2022 MCIB
An unattended electronic device, possibly a mobile phone on charge, may have ignited a fire on a west Cork fishing vessel which sank last year. The Marine Casualty Investigation Board (MCIB) report into the sinking of the fishing vessel Horizon…
Bill to Support Governance and Independence of Marine Casualty Investigation Board Goes Before Seanad
15th March 2022 MCIB
A new bill with amendments to the law that established the Marine Casualty Investigation Board (MCIB) will support its independence, the Transport Minister has said. Minister Eamon Ryan last week introduced to the Seanad the Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine…
