MSF: Bulk hose drawn into thruster – severe damage and delay
- Safety Flash
- Published on 2 June 2015
- Generated on 20 August 2026
- IMCA SF 08/15
- 1 minute read
The Marine Safety Forum has published a safety flash regarding a hose incident. Around 100m of bulk transfer hose including fittings were drawn into the port azipod thruster of the vessel, resulting in destruction of the bulk hose and significant delays to operations.
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