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Significant Maritime Incidents

This interactive dashboard displays significant maritime incidents that involved the U.S. Coast Guard from 2012-2022. The Coast Guard's Office of Standards and Evaluations (CG-REG) defines a significant maritime incident as an incident that resulted in at least $100,000 of property damage or an incident that resulted in three or more injuries or one fatality. This data comes from the Coast Guard's Marine Investigation Safety and Law Enforcement (MISLE) database.

 

Significant Maritime Incidents Recorded by the Coast Guard from 2012-2022

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The Commandant of the Coast Guard may designate a Marine Board of Investigation to conduct an investigation under Title 46, Code of Federal Regulations, Subpart 4.09 if it appears that doing so would promote safety of life and property at sea or would be in the public interest.  Marine Boards of Investigation are conducted in a more formal, structured and public investigative process than a standard Coast Guard marine safety investigation.  Under Coast Guard policy and procedures, District Commanders and Officers in Charge, Marine Inspection (OCMIs) have the ability to convene "Formal" level marine casualty investigations under Title 46, Code of Federal Regulations, Subpart 4.07; in which the assigned Investigating Officers follow the same general process and procedures used by a MBOI.