Website of the Federal Bureau of Maritime Casualty Investigation
Welcome to the website of the Federal Bureau of Maritime Casualty Investigation (BSU), Federal Higher Authority subordinated to the Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development.
The Federal Bureau of Maritime Casualty Investigation (BSU) registers and investigates all types of marine accidents to or on board German flagged ships world-wide. Within the German territorial waters BSU acts regardless of the flag(s) of the ship(s) involved.
The sole objective of BSU accident investigations is to determine the circumstances and causes as well as the contributing factors of the accident with a view to preserve life and avoid accidents in the future, not to apportion blame, or settle liability or claims.
Newly- published investigation reports
Collision between Motor Vessel CHRISTA and Pleasure Craft ODIN off Timmendorf/Poel on 28 February 2009
Investigation Report 56/09 (en) 14 May 2010
The Federal Bureau of Maritime Casualty Investigation (BSU) in Hamburg publishes statistics about marine causalties and serious marine incidents on sea and an account of its activities in the last accounting year.
Annual Report 2009 (en) 03 June 2010
How to report a maritime accident?
Phone: +49 (0)40 31 90 83 11
Fax.: +49 (0)40 31 90 83 40
mobile: +49 (0)170 58 65 67 5
Mon.- Thu. 0730 - 1600
Fri. 0730 - 1500
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