A member has reported a serious incident onboard a vessel where the main hoist wire rope of the main crane parted whilst deployed subsea. The vessel crane was involved in […]
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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A member has reported a serious incident onboard a vessel where the main hoist wire rope of the main crane parted whilst deployed subsea. The vessel crane was involved in […]
A member has reported a number of incidents during welding and burning operations which had the potential to result in injury to personnel or damage to equipment or vessel’s. Members […]
A member has reported a serious failure of a vessel’s GPS positioning equipment. When approaching the work area, which was close to the shore, the vessel experienced a complete failure […]
The practice of installing a dry suit inflation whip with modified fittings onto a KM 37 side block has been reported to IMCA. Kirby Morgan Dive Systems Inc. has advised […]
During ‘routine’ offshore operations, a piece of unsecured grillage stowed on deck toppled and struck a member of the deck crew on the foot. The impact was severe and caused […]
A member has reported a case of serious abrasion on the metal casing of the flame arrester on an oxygen hose. This was discovered during ‘routine’ replacement of the securing […]
An incident has been reported to IMCA in which a DP Class 2 shuttle tanker lost its position during a DP offtake operation due to sudden and simultaneous loss of […]
A member has reported the partial parting of a bell main lift wire. During bell recovery a member of the dive team noticed damage on the bell main lift wire, […]
A member has reported a near-miss incident where a 220 litre drum and pallet lifter made an uncontrolled descent to within 2 metres of the deck. The drum was being […]
A member has reported an incident onboard an offshore construction vessel in which a crew member fell through an unprotected hatch on a walkway on to the deck below. The […]
The Incident During the process of docking in a floating dock, an ROV crew consisting of seven persons was working on an ROV spread inside the hangar on the port […]
Members using Sikorsky S76A+ and S76A++ helicopters are referred to the attached safety alert, originally issued via the OGP safety zone website (info.ogp.org.uk/safety) concerning engine failures resulting from faults in […]
IMCA has been alerted to the publication of the report of the Norwegian commission on the loss of the Bourbon Dolphin. The full report is available at the following web […]
A member has reported a near-miss involving two persons working at height, which was caused by a shifting in position of the vessel due to movement of the vessel crane. […]
IMCA has received the attached safety alert from the Association of Diving Contractors International. DDC Chamber View-port catastrophic failure This view-port was in a deck chamber where someone had placed […]
A member has reported the discovery of unauthorised modifications to electrical equipment used by divers. During the onshore refurbishment of two dual diver CLP (camera, light and power) surface control […]
An incident has been drawn to IMCA’s attention in which a load was being moved from deck to engine room on a vessel at sea. The crated load slipped from […]
An incident has been reported to IMCA in which an ROV pilot working on an umbilical tether was injured by a shard of fibre optic material. Work was being conducted […]
A member has reported an incident in which lift bags broke free. Two ten-ton airbags had been deflated at the seabed in preparation for being lifted onboard the vessel. During […]
A member has reported an incident onboard one of its vessel’s that has highlighted a potential safety issue for other IMCA member’s regarding the use of a particular type of […]
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