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  • Dropped object: falling shim plate while lowering A-frame

    During the lowering of the A-frame of the crane on a large crane vessel, a plate with a weight of 15kg, rolled out from the auxiliary inboard fleeting sheaves.

    IMCA SF 04/26

    3 March 2026

    • Line of fire
    • Safe mechanical lifting

  • BSEE: Falling corroded crane component results in near miss

    BSEE has published Safety Alert 511 relating to a near-miss dropped object incident on an offshore platform during the maintenance and inspection of a platform crane.

    IMCA SF 04/26

    3 March 2026

    • Bypassing safety controls
    • Line of fire

  • W2W gangway bumper damaged during demonstration

    During testing to demonstrate emergency retraction, the movement of the vessel in the swell applied forces to the bumper, which caused the bolts to fail and the bumper to break off.

    IMCA SF 04/26

    3 March 2026

    • Bypassing safety controls

  • Cook temporarily trapped in freezer

    A vessel cook was temporarily trapped inside a large walk-in freezer.

    IMCA SF 04/26

    3 March 2026

  • Towing wire parted

    A vessel was towing a barge when the towing wire parted.

    IMCA SF 04/26

    3 March 2026

    • Line of fire
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