Incident involving Cameron high pressure accumulator

  • Safety Flash
  • Published on 1 March 2005
  • Generated on 31 March 2026
  • IMCA SF 03/05
  • 1 minute read

IMCA has been passed the attached safety alert (2030 Rev. 1) issued by Cameron, which related to an incident involving a high pressure accumulator.

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