Near-miss: Failure of load during lifting
- Safety Flash
- Published on 24 July 2012
- Generated on 20 December 2025
- IMCA SF 08/12
- 1 minute read
The Marine Safety Forum (MSF) published Safety Flash 12-28 regarding a near miss incident in which a 20 tonne subsurface buoy split in two and fell 30 cm back onto the trailer from which it was being lifted.
There were no injuries or damage to the trailer. The only equipment damaged in the incident was the buoyancy itself.
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