Federal Bureau for the Investigation of Maritime Accidents (FEBIMA)
About FEBIMA
The Federal Bureau for the Investigation of Maritime Accidents (FEBIMA) is an independent investigating body created after partial transposition of Directive 2009/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 establishing the fundamental principles governing the investigation of accidents in the maritime transport sector.
To contribute to the safety of navigation, FEBIMA conducts investigations into the cause of maritime accidents. These investigations do not serve the purpose of apportioning blame, but serve solely to track down the facts that have led to the accidents.
FEBIMA publishes its findings in a report that may contain safety recommendations to prevent accidents in the future.
FEBIMA is totally independent in its organisation, legal form and decision making, from any party or authority of which the interests might conflict with the tasks entrusted to FEBIMA.
Maritime accidents that should be reported to FEBIMA are any event or series of events having led to the loss of life or vessel, structural damage to the vessel, the grounding of a vessel, or resulting in serious pollution.
As described in the applicable law, FEBIMA will, as a rule, not investigate accidents with pleasure craft, government operated craft, navy ships, wooden ships, vessels without propulsion, river barges, fishing vessels with a length of less than 15 metres, and fixed drilling rigs.
Accidents and incidents
|
Date of occurence |
Name of the ship |
Casualty | Details of accidents | Location | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29/06/2023 | Lowlands Mimosa | serious marine casualty | Fire in cargo holds | Port of Ghent | Preliminary report |
| 21/03/23 | Seasong | No casualties | Slight collition between Seasong and Den Hoope | Channel | Final report |
| 18/01/2023 | mv Strinda | serious casualty | 1 serious injury | Port of Antwerp | Final report |
| 26/07/2022 | Magnifica | Very serious casualty | Death of a seafarer | Port of Antwerp | Preliminary Report |
| 11/10/2021 | Vicc Arafura | very serious | 2 fatal injuries | near Cape Horn | Final report |
| 3/06/2021 | mts Central Park | serious casualty | 1 serious injury 2nd degree burns on back neck arms and face due to contact with sulphuric acid | Port of Antwerp | Final report |
| 31/03/2021 | Z-85 Alexis II | serious casualty |
Collission between Alexis II and mts LS Jamie Serious damage to Alexis II No injuries |
TSS Dover Strait | Final report |
| 23/02/2021 | mv Knokke | marine casualty | serious injured crew member | Poland | Report |
| 12/02/2021 | Z-18 Soetkin | serious casualty |
Collission between Soetkin and m/v Calypso GR Serious damage to Soetkin No injuries |
English Channel | Final report |
| 8/02/2021 | m/v Atlantic Project II | very serious | 1 fatal injury | Port of Antwerp | Final report |
| 26/01/2021 | TSHD Uilenspiegel | serious casualty |
No injuries Fire on board |
Lisnave shipyard Portugal | Final report |
| 24/11/2020 | Summit LNG | serious casualty | 1 serious injury | Bay of Bengal | Final report |
| 12/10/2020 | Z-575 Hein Senior | serious casualty |
Grounding No injuries |
Isle of Vlieland | Final report |
| 3/08/2020 | Z-575 Hein Senior | serious casualty | Collission between Hein Senior and m/v Aceromar | traffic separation sheme Terschelling - German Bight near Schiermonnikoog | Final report |
| 11/06/2020 | Z-18 Soetkin | serious casualty | 1 serious injury hit by fishin gear | Bay of Biscay | Final report |
| 5/05/2020 | m/v Mineral Temse | serious casualty | 1 injury burned by hot sludge | South Atlantic Ocean | Final report |
| 19/03/2020 | DC Vlaanderen 3000 | serious casualty |
Fire on board No injuries |
Belgian coast | Final report |
| 9/12/2019 | m/v APL Mexico City | serious casualty | Allision with gantry crane | Port of Antwerp | Final report |
| 25/11/2019 | m/v La Belle des Océans | serious casualty |
Grounding Hull rupture below waterline |
near the PHI-PHI Islands | Final report |
| 11/11/2019 | m/v FAST JEF | less serious |
No injuries Grounding |
Port of Berndshof | Final Report |
| 11/11/2019 | Zilvermeeuw | very serious | 1 fatal injury | Milford Docks | Final report |
| 27/10/2019 | MT Coastalwater | marine casualty | 1 serious injury | Port of Antwerp | Final report |
| 20/06/2019 | m/v FAST SAM | less serious |
Ship grounded No injuries |
Terneuzen | Final report |
| 11/03/2019 | Z-98 Op Hoop Van Zegen | serious |
No injuries Fire on board |
Final report | |
| 28/01/2019 | Simon Stevin | very serious | 1 fatal injury | Port of Zeebrugge | Final Report |
| 7/11/2018 | O-13 Morgenster | very serious | Total loss of the ship | southeast of the coast of Eastbourne | |
| 25/08/2018 | Z-19 Sonja | very serious |
2 fatal injuries Total loss of the ship |
near Great Yarmouth | Final report |
| 1/07/2017 | Capella (sailing vessel) | very serious | 3 fatal injuries | Belgian coast | Final report |
| 27/12/2016 | Z-582 ASSANAT | very serious | 2 fatal injuries | British coast | Final report |
| 12/02/2016 | LPG carrier mts EUPEN | very serious | 1 fatal injury | UAE (Abu Dabi) | Final report |
| 6/10/2015 | Flinterstar | very serious | Total loss of the ship | Belgian Coast | Final report |
| 28/01/2015 | Z-85 Morgenster | very serious |
Total loss of the ship 3 fatal injuries 1 missing AB |
British south coast | Final report |
| 5/08/2011 | O-333 Marco | very serious | Total loss of the ship | French waters | Final report |
| 5/03/2011 | N-28 Mooie Meid | very serious |
Total loss of the ship 3 missing AB's |
Belgium waters | Final report |
| 20/04/2011 | Z-700 Rapke | very serious |
Total loss of the ship No injuries |
Belgium | Final report |
| 8/12/2010 | DN31 | very serious |
Collision with ship Crystal Topaz 3 fatal injuries Total loss of the ship DN31 |
Belgium | Final report |
Notifications
Anyone is entitled to report a marine accident to FEBIMA. However, the Maritime Information and Security centre (MIK), every authority, every public officer or civil servant who, within the execution of the assigned duties, gets acquainted with a maritime accident shall notify FEBIMA of said accident without any delay. In the case of a maritime accident with a Belgian registered vessel, the captain, owner, charterer, manager or operator shall inform FEBIMA immediately.
To report a maritime accident email to:
accidents@febima.fgov.be
or call: +32 2 277 43 43
Contact
Federal Bureau for the Investigation of Maritime Accidents
Vooruitgangstraat 56
1210 Brussel