What happened? An ROV technician received an electric shock to his left arm beneath the elbow, resulting in a burn. ROV personnel were working in the technical workshop completing a […]
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What happened? An ROV technician received an electric shock to his left arm beneath the elbow, resulting in a burn. ROV personnel were working in the technical workshop completing a […]
What happened? One morning the crew of a workboat noticed an old television set floating in the sea near their work area. They decided to take it on-board in order […]
What happened? A surge protected extension lead failed resulting in it overheating and burning. Surveyors heard an audible ‘snap’ and then observed that three of their monitors had lost power. […]
What happened? A fire incident occurred in a seafarer’s cabin due to a faulty mobile phone charger. The charger was left plugged in while unattended and an electrical short circuit […]
What happened? The vessel fire alarm panel indicated an activated smoke detector in the Heli admin office. Upon investigation, crew found the Heli admin office to be filled with smoke; […]
What happened The Norwegian Maritime Authority or Sjofartsdirektoratet has published an alert concerning a small fire that erupted in the battery room onboard the MF Ytterøyningen passenger ferry. Firefighting started […]
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 […]
What happened? The United States Coast Guard (USCG) has published Marine Safety Alert 07-19 entitled ‘For want of a watchman the ship was lost’. It tells the story of a […]
What happened? A firefighter whose hand was amputated after he was injured by faulty cutting gear has received £1.5m in damages. He was working with hydraulic cutting equipment on a […]
What happened? During mooring operations in the forward mooring deck of a large vessel, crew were in the process of sending out lines to line handlers ashore. When sending out […]
What happened? During near-shore diving operations, a divers’ umbilical became trapped against a seawater intake. The dive team (2 x divers, 2 x tenders and dive supervisor) had completed a […]
What happened? A fire main dust cap was blown off by pressure from the line and hit the wall 10m away. The incident occurred when a fire team were checking […]
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 […]
What happened? UK Step Change has published two recent safety ‘moments’ relating to battery safety in two different battery chemistries – the first in a lead/acid battery, the second, in […]
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 […]
What happened? A passenger on a crew transfer vessel (CTV) came very close to falling down an open hatch. The incident occurred after a vessel crew change had been abandoned […]
What happened? A rice cooker not being used was either left on or accidentally turned on by someone walking past and activating the controls. No rice or liquid was in […]
What happened? The United States Bureau of Safety & Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) has published Safety Alert 337 on fires relating to the charging of personal electronic devices. IMCA has dealt […]
What happened? A crew member suffered severe burns when a Lithium-Ion battery on his person exploded and caught fire. The crew member was about to do the last task […]
What happened? During pipelay operations, two non-destructive testing (NDT) technicians were handling a ‘scanner belt’, which is used to connect the automated ultrasonic testing (AUT) scanner to the pipe for […]
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