Detailed guidance on reportable accidents is available in Bermuda Merchant Shipping Notice 2025-031.

Reportable incidents and casualties are:

1. The death or Serious Injury of a person;

2. The loss of a person from a ship;

3. The loss, presumed loss, or abandonment of a ship;

4. The stranding, disabling or involvement of a ship in a collision;

5. Material damage to a ship;

6. Material damage to marine infrastructure external to the ship that could seriously endanger the safety of the ship, another ship or an individual;

7. Pollution, or the potential for pollution caused by damage to the ship.

There is no requirement to report:

• Injuries to passengers that did not result from activities connected with the operation of the vessel. For example: a passenger suffering a fall on board a ship, where the ship’s movement, design, or acts or omissions by crew were not contributing factors.

• Defects to equipment and vessel detentions, unless they are related to a marine casualty or marine incident.

• Damage or injuries occurring ashore, including the quayside, which do not involve the ship’s equipment.