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IMCA safety flashes disseminate important information on incidents and potential hazards and the lessons learnt from them that can help prevent incidents occurring elsewhere in the industry.

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Day Signal mast broke off and fell to deck

What happened? On a offshore field support vessel waiting on poor weather and experiencing high winds, the Day Signal mast on the roof of the wheelhouse broke off and part […]

| Included in IMCA Safety Flash 02/24

Person injured going down ladder

What happened A person was descending the fixed ladder of a carousel manhole. He lost his footing on the last three rungs, approximately 87 cm from the flooring. Falling backward, […]

| Included in IMCA Safety Flash 02/24

LTI – forklift knocked spooler bar onto person’s leg

What happened While helping with spooling operations at a third-party yard, a person was injured in the lower leg, when a forklift truck struck the edge of a spooler bar […]

| Included in IMCA Safety Flash 02/24

MSF: LTI – Engineer scalded

What happened The MSF published Safety Alert 23-14 in which an engineer received severe scalding injuries when working in the engine room. The incident occurred during operations on a platform […]

| Included in IMCA Safety Flash 02/24

MAIB: Deep fat fryer fire

The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch published Safety Digest 2/2023, consisting of lessons from recent Marine Accident Reports. IMCA has reviewed the report and passes on to members some of […]

| Included in IMCA Safety Flash 02/24

Diver in the bell hit by falling object

What happened? A diver in the diving bell was hit and slightly injured by a water bottle containing a gallon of water (4.5kg). Diver #1 left the bell and was […]

| Included in IMCA Safety Flash 01/24

Divers lifted off seabed by Clump Weight

What happened? Whilst the Diving Support Vessel was conducting subsea diving operations, the bridge team recovered the taught wire pulling the divers from the seabed to 18m above the diver’s […]

| Included in IMCA Safety Flash 01/24

Leak in hot water system for saturation divers

What happened During saturation diving operations between bell runs it was noted that Divers Hot Water Unit #2 had a water leak. The leak was investigated and located, but was […]

| Included in IMCA Safety Flash 01/24


MAIB: Workboat collision with wind turbine platform

The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch has published Safety Digest 2/2023, consisting of lessons from recent Marine Accident Reports. IMCA has reviewed the report and passes on to members, as […]

| Included in IMCA Safety Flash 01/24



Two hand injuries

What happened A member reports two hand injuries. Incident 1 As a Pilot climbed the vessel’s access hatch to the under-deck passage, his backpack straps entangled with the hatch retaining […]

| Included in IMCA Safety Flash 29/23

LTI – Finger crush whilst operating safety gate

What happened A crew member got his finger trapped in a hinged fall protection bar on a crane pedestal platform, causing a serious injury. The crew member was climbing the […]

| Included in IMCA Safety Flash 29/23

Worker cut hand on broken mirror

What happened A crew person on a vessel sustained a deep cut on the left thumb while attempting to repair a broken mirror. The mirror had shattered because the closet […]

| Included in IMCA Safety Flash 29/23

NTSB: Lithium-ion battery fire destroys vessel bridge

The National Transportation Safety Board of the United States (NTSB) has published report MIR-23-23 relating to a Lithium-ion battery fire aboard a tanker. This incident highlights some of the risks […]

| Included in IMCA Safety Flash 28/23

LTI: gangway collapsed

What happened A person was badly injured when a gangway collapsed as he was using it. The incident occurred when the injured person requested permission to leave Vessel 2, which […]

| Included in IMCA Safety Flash 28/23

LTI: Fingers injured during fender lifting operation

What happened? A crew member suffered severe injuries to two fingers during fender lifting operations. The injuries occurred while hauling up the webbing slings with a (13mm (half-inch) polypropylene rope […]

| Included in IMCA Safety Flash 28/23


MAIB: Shifting of centre-of-gravity of load

The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch has published Safety Digest 2/2023, consisting of lessons from recent Marine Accident Reports. IMCA has reviewed the report and passes on to members, as […]

| Included in IMCA Safety Flash 28/23

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