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Cyber-attack on vessel
An oil tanker suffered a cybersecurity incident.
IMCA SF 19/26
5 November 2026
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Dust explosion in Bow thruster motor
Upon activation of the bow thruster, there was a loud explosion within the forward section of the workboat.
IMCA SF 19/26
5 November 2026
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Failure of sea-fastening on the leg of a jack-up barge
During a sea passage, prevailing sea conditions caused a jack-up barge to experience rolling and pitching motions.
IMCA SF 19/26
5 November 2026
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Dropped bulk bag during loading operations
A dropped object incident occurred during quayside lifting when a bulk bag failed due to incorrect loading.
IMCA SF 19/26
5 November 2026
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MAIB: Normalising of unsafe practice – fatal man overboard incident
MAIB have published Accident Investigation Report 16/2026 into a fatal man overboard incident on board a bulk carrier offshore Sweden.
IMCA SF 19/26
5 November 2026
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