Reports
The purpose of maritime safety investigations conducted by the Maritime Accident Investigation Office (GAMA) is not to determine who failed, but to understand how the system produced the observed outcomes, identify opportunities for learningpromote lasting improvements in the safety of navigation, the protection of human life at seathe protection of the maritime environment. GAMA&rsquos investigations seek to explain, learnimprove, never to apportion blameliability.
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Date of the incident: 27-10-2021
SEGREDOS DO MAR - Very Serious Maritime Casualty
An engine-room fire spread rapidly through SEGREDOS DO MAR, requiring the abandonment of the vessel. All 13 persons were rescued before the vessel sank. -
Date of the incident: 31-08-2023
SENHORA DA SAÚDE - Very Serious Maritime Casualty
A crew member fell overboard while attempting to retain a 20 kg fishing-gear weight that slipped the bulwark rail. The crew member was not recovered. -
Date of the incident: 13-11-2017
SENHORA DO DESTERRO - Very serious Maritime Casualty
SENHORA DO DESTERRO capsized while recovering a snagged toothed dredge. All four crew members were rescued, but the vessel was a total loss. -
Date of the incident: 02-05-2025
SERPESCAS - Serious Maritime Casualty
Progressive engine-room flooding reduced the stabilityfreeboard of SERPESCAS, which capsized alongside in Aveiro fishing harbour. All 11 persons on board were unharmed -
Date of the incident: 14-08-2019
SETEMAR - Very Serious Maritime Casualty
SETEMAR suffered massive floodingcapsized after being struck by two large waves. All seven persons survived approximately 66 hours in a liferaft before rescue. -
Date of the incident: 31-10-2025
SIDIA I Very Serious Maritime Casualty
Crew member overboard between double-banked vessels, resulting in a fatality. -
Date of the incident: 28-02-2018
SINGAPORE EXPRESS - Very Serious Maritime Casualty
A Lisbon Port pilot fell overboard during transfer SINGAPORE EXPRESS to the pilot boat TORRE DE BELÉM in adverse sea conditions. The pilot was recovered after 101 minutesdeclared dead ashore. -
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Date of the incident: 10-07-2018
SOLONG Very Serious Maritime Casualty
An unwitnessed fall overboard occurred during the removal of lashing bars, resulting in a fatality. -
Date of the incident: 20-02-2023
SUPER MANGUITO -Very Serious MAritime Casualty
Massive machinery-space flooding caused loss of propulsionabandonment. All 33 passengerstwo crew members were rescued the water. -
Date of the incident: 26-04-2017
TALASSA - Very Serious Maritime Casualty
Sudden release of a tensioned lashing wire during an inspection, resulting in the death of the Boatswain. -
Date of the incident: 31-08-2018
TEJO BELÉM - Very serious Maritime Casualty
A crew member disappeared TEJO BELÉM while the vessel was under way off the Algerian coast. The subsequent searchrescue operation did not locate the missing crew member.