Marine Accidents
The Falkland Islands Maritime authority have a responsibility to investigate marine accidents in line with our legislation which can be found here. When investigating accidents, the investigators act indipendently to the Falkland Islands Maritime Authority. The purpose of the safety accident investigation is to help prevent future avoidable accident and not to aportion blame of liability.
Chief Inspector of Marine accidents - Steuart Barlow
Inspector of Marine accidents - Nomali Port
CURRENT INVESTIGATIONS
| Vessel Name | Accident/incident type | Date of incident | Status of investigation |
| An Fong 168 | Grounding | 05/02/2025 | Under Investigation |
| Eun Hae 107 | Grounding | 10/02/2025 | Under Investigation |
PUBLISHED REPORTS
| Title | Date | Vessel Type | Location |
| Grounding of FRIO CHIKUMA | 03/04/2024 | Reefer | Port William, Falkland Islands |
Accident Reporting
We have produced a flow chart to help you assess whether or not you need to report an accident or incident to the Maritime Authority. Please follow these guidelines and if you have any questions please feel free to contact us.
To download the Accident report form, click here Here and send it to us by email at
