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Maritime Incident Reports

The most expensive mistakes you can make at sea are your own. We invest time reviewing maritime incidents and learning lessons from the challenges and setbacks of other sailors and maritime professionals from the USA, Australia, New Zealand and UK. We use these lessons to modify and improve our own safety systems.

Learning from the challenges and set backs of others is a great way to accelerate your learning, while avoiding the pain and expense. The following websites publish the findings from maritime incidents reported and in-depth investigations undertaken. They offer excellent lessons, tips and advice for everyday sailors.


Review the investigation reports on maritime accidents and incidents investigated by Maritime New Zealand (MNZ).


Review the monthly and annual incident publications published by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA).


Review the independent reviews of sailing accidents published by US Sailing (USS).


Review the Marine Accident Investigation Branch reports published by the MAIB in the UK.