Crane wire parting
- Safety Flash
- Published on 21 May 2013
- Generated on 23 July 2026
- IMCA SF 08/13
- 1 minute read
The Marine Safety Forum has published Safety Flash 13-11 regarding the parting of a crane wire on an offshore vessel.
This was partially due to the malfunction of the crane limiter switch, but also due to a failure to check that all the safety devices were functional.
A copy of the safety flash should be available on request from the Marine Safety Forum.
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