Air, Maritime and Railway Traffic Accidents Investigation Agency
Air, Maritime and Railway Traffic Accidents Investigation Agency
On December 28, 2024, at approximately 05:30 am, the passenger ship Pacific sank in the port of Krilo Jesenice. There were no casualties or injuries, as the vessel was moored without passengers or crew on board. Surface pollution was contained by deploying absorbent...
On November 15, 2024. On November 15, 2024, at approximately 06:15 pm, the high-speed passenger ship Princ Zadra, en route from the port of Zadar, ran aground on Bračići Reef while approaching the port of Premuda. At the time of the accident, the vessel was carrying...
On October 12, 2024, at approximately 05 am, the passenger ship Frane Express ran aground on the southwestern coast of Brač Island, near the Split Gate, while transporting 29 passengers. Three passengers sustained serious injuries and received appropriate medical...
On Sunday, August 11, 2024, while operating the regular ferry route 401 from the port of Zadar (Gaženica), the RO-RO passenger ship Lastovo docked at the Mali Lošinj ferry terminal at approximately 02:55 pm. After disembarking passengers and vehicles, and with the bow...
On June 28, 2024 , at approximately 11pm, a fire broke out in the aft section of the motor yacht Acceptus, which was moored in the port of Makarska. Despite continuous and prolonged firefighting efforts, the vessel was completely lost. No injuries were reported . Once...
On May 29, 2024, at approximately 7 pm, the excursion passenger ship Burin ran aground southeast of the islet of Galija, within the Brijuni National Park. Following the incident, all passengers were safely evacuated without injuries. The vessel was successfully...
On May 30, 2024, at approximately 01pm, a crew member of the fishing vessel Svetac went missing in the waters near the island of Vis. Following the report of the missing person, a search and rescue operation was launched, resulting in the discovery of the fisherman's...
On April 16, 2024, at approximately 07:30 pm, the vessel Deala ran aground on the eastern coast of Istria, east of the entrance to Raški Bay. The Tanzania-flagged vessel grounded during adverse weather conditions while anchored in preparation for a scheduled livestock...
On March 10, 2024, at approximately 10:30 am, a fire broke out on the RO-RO passenger vessel Kijevo at the ferry terminal in the port of Biograd na Moru. The initial firefighting efforts were carried out by the crew, with the fire subsequently being contained and...
On July 17, 2023, at approximately 07:35 pm local time, a collision occurred between the fishing vessel Mašun and the privately operated motor yacht Ae in the Murter Sea. At the time of the accident, Mašun had nine crew members on board, while Ae carried four people....
On May 13, 2023, just after midnight, the fishing vessel Val Dva ran aground on the islet Sestrica Mala while returning to the port of Šibenik after a full day of fishing. Following an attempt to free itself and continue sailing after the impact, the vessel sank...
In the early morning hours of March 27, 2023, the passenger ship Brijunka, moored in a four-point mooring configuration in the port of Brijuni, sank at its berth due to storm-induced damage and water ingress. The incident also resulted in damage to the stern of the...
On October 13, 2022, at approximately 01:52 pm local time (UTC +2), the captain of the cargo ship Pjeskar suffered a fatal accident in Samotorac Cove, Dolin Island, while operating the ship’s deck crane used for handling marine sand. The accident occurred when the...
Summary:On 24 July 2022, at 02:01 am local time (UTC +2), while attempting to dock at the vessel berth of the INA d.d. fuel station in the City Port of Split, the passenger ship Morska Vila directly collided bow-first with the coastal edge of the berth. Immediately...
On 5 June 2021, in the territorial waters of the Republic of Croatia (15.4 NM south of Balun Bay on the island of Žirje), a fire broke out in the engine room of the fishing vessel Lokarda. The crew quickly detected the fire and began firefighting efforts. Shortly...
Summary:On February 3, 2020, the vessel Rinella M departed from the port of Rijeka en route to the port of Split. The purpose of the voyage was to unload its cargo of "eurodiesel" (Diesel Fuel UN 1202 – Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel) at the tanker terminal of the Kaštela...
Summary:On February 6, 2019, at approximately 06am local time (UTC +1), the crew members of the high-speed passenger ship Komiža initiated the departure manoeuvre from Muna Cove on Žirje Island towards the port of Kaprije. They released the ship’s mooring lines and...
Summary:On September 5, 2018, at approximately 12:45 local time (UTC +2), a major marine incident occurred in Srednji Channel, between the southern shores of Iž and Ugljan Islands. A fire broke out in the engine room of the Croatian-flagged fishing vessel (purse...
Summary:On August 5, 2018, at 09:30 pm local time (UTC +2), during the berthing manoeuvre of the cargo ship STI Poplar at the liquid cargo transfer terminal in the Vlaška Channel within the Port of Ploče, the vessel collided with the berth. The marine accident...
On June 21, 2018, at 04:00pm local time (UTC +2), the vessel Fidelity was moored at berth number 4 of the Bršica terminal in the Raša port basin, under the jurisdiction of the Port Authority of Rijeka. The vessel’s purpose for docking was the loading of livestock,...
On January 31, 2018, at 06:19pm local time (UTC +1), a collision occurred in the Prvić Channel between the passenger ship Tijat and the cargo ship Plavi Jadran. The passenger ship Tijat struck the left side of the cargo ship Plavi Jadran with its bow, approximately...
On December 17, 2017, between 10:30 and 11:00 am local time (UTC – 4) in the Caribbean Sea, while the Croatian-flagged cargo ship Punta was sailing in open waters, an unfortunate incident occurred in which a crew member (a Croatian national) fell down the internal...
On November 13, 2017, between approximately 09:12 and 09:20 AM local time (UTC +1), a serious Marine accident occurred at the Uljanik Shipyard in Pula and later at the Molo Carbone pier in the Free Zone of Pula Port, which borders the shipyard. The accident involved...
On June 22, 2017, a passenger transport vessel (registered for the transport of up to 12 passengers for commercial purposes, flying the Croatian flag, marked “477 CK,” named “Lord,” home port Crikvenica, built in 1994, with a plastic hull length of 9.15 m) and a...
On 12 July 2017, at approximately 22:35 local time (UTC +2), a very serious Marine accident occurred in the Pelješac Channel near Kučište. The accident involved a collision between a private vessel under the Croatian flag, marked "MT 1839," and a private vessel under...
Summary:On 25 April 2017, at 21:20 local time (UTC +2), a very serious marine accident occurred in the Koločep Channel. The accident involved a collision between a public vessel primarily designated for search and rescue operations at sea, under the Croatian flag,...
Summary:On April 1, 2017, at 02:27 AM, a serious marine accident occurred near Pod Raduč on the northwestern coast of Murter Island, involving the grounding of the Croatian-flagged fishing vessel Rom (registered in Šibenik, designation "ŠB R 49"). The vessel, built in...
Summary:On April 1, 2017, at approximately 14:00, a serious marine accident occurred on the northern coast of Šćedro Island, involving the grounding of the Croatian-flagged passenger motor vessel Zlatni Žal. The vessel, registered in Zadar, was built in 1979, with a...
Summary:On January 15, 2017, at 09:30pm, a Marine incident occurred at the ferry terminal in Vela Luka (ϕ=42⁰57’34″N; λ=16⁰42’37″E) when the motor ferry Korčula (IMO number 9476305) made contact with the port's navigational signal light (P.S. 627) while manoeuvring to...
Summary:On September 22, 2014, at approximately 11:00 pm, a marine accident occurred involving the motor passenger ship Brijunka, sailing under the Croatian flag, in the waters of Brijuni Port (Veliki Brijun Island). During a severe storm, while relocating the ship to...