What happened? The Marine Safety Forum (MSF) has published Safety Alert 19-14 relating to an incident whereby a basket snagged on the ships structure causing damage to the vessel and […]
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Safety Flashes
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.
Individual safety events are available individually online, tagged and searchable, while the traditional PDF collections are also available for download.
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Safety Events
Wrapped cargo slipped during loading and fell
What happened? A large load weighing over six tonnes was dropped during loading operations. The item was a hot air duct. The centre of gravity (COG) of the load and […]
Failure of life raft securing strap
What happened? A life raft from the starboard forward life raft station made an unplanned deployment into the sea. The incident occurred in early afternoon with calm seas and clear […]
Raising awareness on safety barriers such as railings and gratings
What happened? The Transport Safety Investigation Bureau (TSIB) of Singapore has released Safety Flyer 2019/02 entitled The importance of ensuring proper inspection and maintenance regime. It is intended raise awareness […]
Unsafe boarding during unmooring operation
What happened? A vessel was departing from port when crew found it necessary to remove the mooring lines from the shoreside bollards with no safe un-boarding/boarding arrangements in place – […]
Near miss – diving operations while alongside
What happened? A vessel main engine was started while the divers were in the water, and the engine was immediately shut down again by the bridge. The diver was able […]
UK HSE prosecution following 2011 fatal explosion in oil refinery
What happened? The UK HSE has prosecuted two companies after an explosion killed four workers and seriously injured another at an oil refinery in Pembrokeshire in 2011. Five workers were […]
UK HSE Investigation into Offshore Gas Explosion
What happened? The UK HSE has fined Marathon Oil UK LLC (Marathon) £1,160,000 following an investigation into a high-pressure gas release on the Brae Alpha offshore platform on 26 December […]
Dropped wooden block in conductor support frame
What happened? During a decommissioning project, a wooden wedge, weighing approximately 13 kg, dropped 6m, striking a rigger’s hard hat and shoulder on its way down. The rigger suffered minor […]
Routine test of lifeboat launch results in fatalities
What happened? On the Auger platform in the Gulf of Mexico during routine testing, a lifeboat fell into the sea with two persons on-board. Both were fatally injured. The […]
Seawater entering cabin caused electrical fault
What happened? During vessel operations, a porthole in a passenger’s cabin was left untightened and slightly ajar. This allowed for seawater to enter the cabin and seep into the electrical […]
Mattress beam landed very close to divers
What happened? During subsea lifting operations with divers in the water, a large mattress lifting beam was lowered inappropriately close to the divers. The two saturation divers were deployed on […]
Man overboard fatality
What happened? The US Coast Guard (USCG) has published Safety Alert 05-19 relating to a man overboard fatality. The incident occurred when a very large (330m) container ship arrived in […]
LTI: foot injury after standing on rotating winch drum
What happened? An AB was taking part in a task to re-spool a wire onto an aft deck tugger winch, when he climbed onto the side of the tugger winch […]
Space heater caught fire
A space heater and some loose equipment caught fire. An area had been washed down as part of a housekeeping activity. As a precaution, electrical heaters were switched off and […]
Non-fatal man overboard incident
What happened? A member of the vessel crew fell into the sea during personnel transfer using a Crew Tender Vessel (CTV). The incident occurred when the vessel was stood by […]
Don’t put your finger in the wrong place: failure to isolate equipment causes serious finger injury
What happened? While carrying out work to fix the hydraulic arm of an ROV manipulator, the person involved was trying to adjust the position of the piston to align holes […]
High potential near miss – unsecured sheave
What happened? A hydraulic control lever on a console was inadvertently activated, resulting in the unplanned movement of part of the equipment on a drilling derrick on a vessel. A […]
Fatality and multiple injuries: flash fire incident onboard pipelay barge
What happened? During pipelaying activities on a pipelay barge, Injection Moulded Polypropylene (IMPP) equipment at a coating station got stuck. Pipelaying activities were stopped and repair operations were started. The […]
Near miss: fire of electrical distribution board during diving operations
What happened? A barge suffered a total loss of electrical power whilst air diving was in progress. The incident occurred during diving operations at 18 msw, conducted from a third-party […]
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