The Federal Bureau for Maritime Casualty Investigation (, BSU) is the

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agency for investigating maritime accidents and incidents. It is subordinate to the

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. Its head office is in the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency of Germany (BSH) facility in St. Pauli,

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. The office also investigates marine environmental-related incidents, such as incidents of oceanic pollution or incidents which cause a risk of pollution.Federal Bureau of Maritime Casualty Investigation
" Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development. Retrieved on 22 January 2012.

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Federal Bureau for Maritime Casualty Investigation

German federal agencies Organisations based in Hamburg * Maritime safety organizations {{Hamburg-struct-stub

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