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LTI: Hand injury during capstan maintenance
A crew member was injured when their hand was trapped between a wire clamp on the underside of the capstan and the deck.
IMCA SF 12/25
3 July 2025
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High potential incident: Worker injured when opening a flanged assembly
A member of a team of workers dismantling subsea emergency shutdown valves (ESDV) on deck, was badly injured when hit by parts of a valve which were ejected with force.
IMCA SF 12/25
3 July 2025
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Near miss: worker suffers electric shock
A member of a vessel crew suffered a mains electric shock when working on a crane pedestal.
IMCA SF 12/25
3 July 2025
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Unsafe use of electrical equipment in cabins
Crew members were observed inserting 2-pin electrical chargers directly into 3-pin vessel sockets to power their personal equipment.
IMCA SF 12/25
3 July 2025
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UK HSE: load falls from lorry and kills cyclist
A metal heat exchanger, weighing over 2.5 tons, fell from a lorry and killed a passing cyclist.
IMCA SF 12/25
3 July 2025
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