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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
Catering crew unfamiliar with firefighting systems and emergency stops
What happened During a recent incident on a members’ vessel, the catering crew were found to be unfamiliar with the firefighting systems and electrical equipment emergency stops. The lack […]
Mains extension melted – not fully paid out
What happened A mains extension cable melted during use. This occurred during cutting on deck on a vessel in dry dock; sub-contractors did not fully pay out an extension cable […]
Overheated transformer activated fire alarm
What happened An under-rated transformer was installed, which causing overheating and thermal degradation of the transformer which subsequently tripped the breaker and activated the vessel’s fire alarm. The incident occurred […]
Safety Flashes – a look back at recent trends
This is a summary of the seventeen IMCA Safety Flashes published so far during 2021. All the published safety events or incidents are available on the IMCA website as individual […]
Lifting frame detached from fast rescue craft (FRC)
What happened IMCA has received information relating to an incident in which a lifting frame became detached from a fast rescue craft (FRC) during operations. The incident occurred when the […]
Dropped Object – door detached from TMS during dive
What happened During offshore installation activities a Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) and Tether Management System (TMS) recovered to deck was observed to have a TMS door missing. The ROV team […]
MSF: Potential dropped object
The Marine Safety Forum has published Safety Alert 21-08 relating to a potential dropped object which was found during lifting operations between a vessel and a platform. What Happened A […]
Dropped object during lifting operations
What happened A part weighing 8.5kg fell over 15m from a pipelay tower to deck. The incident occurred when tensioner pads were being changed out on a Tiltable Lay System […]
Failure of EGS valve stem on dive helmet
What happened A member reported an incident in which the emergency gas system (EGS) valve handle on a commercial diving helmet broke off. At the time of the failure the […]
MSF: Engine damage after routine maintenance
The Marine Safety Forum (MSF) has published Safety Alert 21-09 relating to engine damage following routine maintenance. What happened On an offshore platform supply it became necessary to stop one […]
Inadvertently drinking hazardous substances
What happened Someone unintentionally drank a hazardous substance out of a drinking water bottle. The incident occurred when crew members were painting on deck. During the work, one member of […]
NTSB: Fire on laid up Dive Support Vessel
What happened The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) of the USA has published report MAB 21/11 into a fire on board a DSV which was laid up alongside. The fire […]
MSF: Tank corrosion
The Marine Safety Forum has published Safety Alert 21-07 relating to the discovery of a leak in a tank caused by corrosion. What happened During daily tank sounding routines in […]
Fatality – explosive failure of corroded fire extinguisher
What happened? A person was killed when there was a catastrophic explosive failure of a corroded fire extinguisher. The incident occurred when the person was discharging a corroded handheld cartridge-type, […]
UK HSE: worker fatally injured in oil drum explosion
What happened The UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) prosecuted a company after a worker was killed when an oil drum exploded during hot work. The incident occurred when an […]
Inhalation of toxic fumes during hot work
What happened Two crew members were exposed to toxic fumes resulting in dizziness, headaches, difficulty in breathing, and low blood oxygen levels. The incident occurred during hot work when thruster […]
UK HSE: Employee in a port suffers life changing injuries in clamp truck incident
The UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) fined the a port following an incident in which an employee was seriously injured by a clamp truck. [Similar to a forklift, but […]
LTI: Hand injury during diving operations
A member reports a serious hand injury suffered by a diver working in the water on floating hoses at an SPM (single point mooring). Two divers were working on unbolting […]
Learning outcomes from a real time diver recovery
What happened During a saturation diving operation a dive team became involved in the recovery of an incapacitated diver into their bell. Whilst diver recovery drills are practiced frequently, this […]
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