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Safety Flashes

Stay informed and enhance your company's safety practices and procedures with IMCA Safety Flashes. 

Our platform delivers crucial insights into industry incidents and potential hazards, along with invaluable lessons learned and improvement opportunities enabling us to mitigate future risks.

Access individual safety events conveniently in our archive below. Elevate your safety standards and prevent incidents with IMCA Safety Flashes.

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  • Failure of moonpool railing system caused man overboard situation in moonpool

    A crew member was working in the moonpool area when they lost balance and fell in but managed to grab hold of the guidewire, preventing an uncontrolled fall into the sea.

    Safety Flash

    IMCA SF 08/26

    28 April 2026

    • Line of fire
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  • Diver entanglement – uncontrolled equipment in the water column

    A diver hung a rubber mat with welding rods connected with a rope and carabiner to the rope suspending the welding cables resulting in a compromised work area.

    Safety Flash

    IMCA SF 08/26

    28 April 2026

    • Line of fire
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  • Diver entanglement – umbilical caught around an anode

    A diver’s umbilical got caught around an anode attached to a conductor shaft at 18 msw.

    Safety Flash

    IMCA SF 08/26

    28 April 2026

    • Line of fire
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  • Unsecured sheave pin fell from crane

    A sheave pin weighing 1.3 kg was found on deck.

    Safety Flash

    IMCA SF 08/26

    28 April 2026

    • Line of fire
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  • Heaving line snap-back causes injury

    During a berthing operation, a heaving line under tension snapped while being handled by the mooring team on the quay.

    Safety Flash

    IMCA SF 08/26

    28 April 2026

    • Bypassing safety controls
    • Line of fire
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