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Worker suffered crush injury while handling unstable steel plates
Steel plates suddenly toppled over to the side trapping a worker's left hand and wrist between a frame and an emergency stop pedestal.
IMCA SF 09/26
14 May 2026
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High Potential Near Miss: Dropped object due to contact with crane sheave
A Dynamic Positioning (DP) beacon came into contact with sheave protection bars, resulting in the beacon and its holder assembly detaching and falling to the deck below.
IMCA SF 09/26
14 May 2026
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Machinery damaged through improper maintenance technique
During an audit on an offshore vessel it was observed that the fuel oil purifier failed to self-discharge.
IMCA SF 09/26
14 May 2026
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Shifting cargo and deck spill during heavy weather
A sodium chloride brine storage tank to shift approximately 0.5m during heavy weather conditions.
IMCA SF 09/26
14 May 2026
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MSF: Fast Rescue craft (FRC) washed overboard and lost at sea
The Marine Safety Forum (MSF) has published Safety Alert 26-03 relating to the loss of a Fast Rescue Craft (FRC).
IMCA SF 09/26
14 May 2026
