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Reference	Items	Published
IMCA SF 28/21	Portable electrical equipment – serious fire in the accommodation Rope under tension parted on deck Line of fire near miss – almost a head injury Unsafe personnel transfer – man overboard Shortened lanyard on MOB beacon	Oct 2021
IMCA SF 27/21	Serious incident: topsides started swinging during lifting MAIB: Crush fatality during lifting operations Snagged load, a sling snaps, dropped objects: persons injured LTI: three fingers badly cut while handling a long brass bar NTSB: collision leading to loss of life and damage	Oct 2021
IMCA SF 26/21	NTSB – Safer Seas Digest 2020 MSF: Hand Injury Sustained During Routine Checks Electrician suffered flash burn to hand Failure of in-service saturation bailout bottle Stuck emergency hatch freed UK HSE: employee scalped when hair trapped in a pillar drill	Sep 2021
IMCA SF 25/21	Yawing of wind turbine nacelle placed ship in line of fire What are audits for? Some eCMID findings Failed lifting equipment: fatality during pipe erection activities UK HSE: Employee fatally injured while moving heavy equipment LTI: person injured when hook parted during lifting operations	Sep 2021
IMCA SF 24/21	Damaged Electrical Cable UK HSE: Poorly maintained electrical installation caused fatality Near Miss – Damaged Rig Hose Wrong key for the CO2 room Condition of fire-fighting installation and equipment	Sep 2021
IMCA SF 23/21	LTI – ankle injury caused during lifting operations Lifting complex loads - offloading third party equipment Dropped object - unexpected release of spool NOPSEMA: person injured in chain hoist incident Crane contact with pipelay tower resulting in dropped object	Aug 2021
IMCA SF 22/21	US Coast Guard: Wire rope terminations Step Change in Safety - Major Accident Hazard (MAH) Awareness UK HSE: Oil company fined for hydrocarbon release – lack of written procedures All of a sudden – “this is not a drill” - person injured during a drill Wear a life-jacket!! (MAIB)	Aug 2021
IMCA SF 21/21	COBRA bailout system – guidance note Acetylene quad fire on quayside Descending Stairs Safely MAIB: Grounding of general cargo vessel Kaami Fault in high voltage equipment	Aug 2021
IMCA SF 20/21	Failure of dive chamber overhead door centre pin HSE: Catastrophic failure of marine loading arm WSH: Two workers passed out and died in dredge ballast tank MAIB: fatality during transfer from a workboat to a barge HSE: Allergic reaction at work	Jul 2021
IMCA SF 19/21	Overheated transformer activated fire alarm Mains extension melted – not fully paid out Catering crew unfamiliar with firefighting systems and emergency stops Incidents relating to hatches and doors MSF: Cut Hand Whilst Cleaning / Hand Safety	Jul 2021
IMCA SF 18/21	Safety Flashes – a look back at recent trends	Jul 2021
IMCA SF 17/21	Failure of EGS valve stem on dive helmet Dropped object during lifting operations MSF: Potential dropped object Dropped Object - door detached from TMS during dive Lifting frame detached from fast rescue craft (FRC)	Jun 2021
IMCA SF 16/21	Fatality - explosive failure of corroded fire extinguisher MSF: Tank corrosion NTSB: Fire on laid up Dive Support Vessel Inadvertently drinking hazardous substances MSF: Engine damage after routine maintenance	Jun 2021
IMCA SF 15/21	LTI: Hand injury during diving operations Learning outcomes from a real time diver recovery UK HSE: Employee in a port suffers life changing injuries in clamp truck incident Inhalation of toxic fumes during hot work UK HSE: worker fatally injured in oil drum explosion	Jun 2021
IMCA SF 14/21	Flood light dropped to deck - corrosion MAIB: Anchor failures Injuries sustained during maintenance – worker positioning Britannia P&I Club: double fatality resulting from confined space entry Crew member thrown to the quay by unplanned movement of small boat	May 2021
IMCA SF 13/21	UK MAIB: Safety Digest – lessons from marine accident reports 1/2021 CHIRP Maritime – annual digest for 2020 Leg injury when struck by rebounding hammer Swedish Club: Lessons learned - crew member loses leg in mooring injury Two injuries	May 2021
IMCA SF 11/21	BSEE: Crewman fell to his death through faulty grating Mooring: increase in first aid cases involving over-exertion Hand injury from falling object during lifting operations Life-raft dropped to the jetty MAIB: Engine failure and subsequent fire	Apr 2021
IMCA SF 10/21	Near miss: vessel approach to wind turbine tower Dropped Object – Crane auxiliary block dropped from crane boom Shipyard worker receives electrical shock SIMOPS - Smoke from hot work task enters confined space LTI during deck cargo operations	Apr 2021
IMCA SF 09/21	Dropped object during crane operations Dropped Object – Steel deck plate falls from pipelay tower Incorrect measurement and markings on divers umbilical Case study: Lone watchkeeping grounding at night Engineer suffered burn injuries in engine room incident	Mar 2021
IMCA SF 08/21	Fatality: person crushed when secured material fell on him Crane wire parted during offshore operations Tumble dryer fire: lint ignition Electric shock due to water in electrical equipment MSF: Air cylinder failure in lifeboat	Mar 2021
IMCA SF 07/21	Three man overboard fatalities Bypassing safety controls - violation of working at height requirements Line of fire: deck tugger wire failure Failure of natural fibre rope in embarkation ladder Vessel hull damage due to quayside contact	Mar 2021
IMCA SF 06/21	MAIB: Fatal accident during cargo operations on Karina C Disabled audible alarm on fire alarm panel Inappropriate use of pneumatic line thrower for mooring line Issues relating to Coronavirus management Lead-acid battery explosion Sludge Accumulation in Fresh Water Tank	Feb 2021
IMCA SF 05/21	Service letter from Palfinger Marine relating to Davit types NPD 11300H and NPD 14800H Rigging failure during riser recovery – soft slings parted Failure of remote control/emergency stop on rescue boat winch MSF: Near miss - potential dropped object found on bundle of casing Crane whip line parted during hook stop testing	Feb 2021
IMCA SF 04/21	Hand injury when caught in machinery Injury to Fingers During Grinding Activity LTI: Stored energy – rigger injured leg working on quayside Two incidents relating to the condition of personal protective equipment COVID-19 Improper Risk Management	Feb 2021
IMCA SF 03/21	Dutch Safety Board: fatality when mooring line snapped Near miss: uncontrolled movement of mooring chain Lifeboat wire rope failure Vessel Near Miss with wellhead Positive: vessel improvements made following a man overboard incident	Jan 2021
IMCA SF 02/21	NTSB: Flooding, sinking and loss of tugboat Mangilao NTSB: Overturning of the Liftboat Kristin Faye MSF: Cargo Snagging Stop work authority enforced – unsafe conditions, no appropriate lifting gear available Secured material fell against crewman causing injury	Jan 2021
IMCA SF 01/21	Safety Flashes – a summary of 2020	Jan 2021

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