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Reference	Items	Published
IMCA SF 01/21	Safety Flashes – a summary of 2020	Jan 2021
IMCA SF 02/21	NTSB: Flooding, sinking and loss of tugboat Mangilao NTSB: Overturning of the Liftboat Kristin Faye MSF: Cargo Snagging Stop work authority enforced – unsafe conditions, no appropriate lifting gear available Secured material fell against crewman causing injury	Jan 2021
IMCA SF 03/21	Dutch Safety Board: fatality when mooring line snapped Near miss: uncontrolled movement of mooring chain Lifeboat wire rope failure Vessel Near Miss with wellhead Positive: vessel improvements made following a man overboard incident	Jan 2021
IMCA SF 04/21	Hand injury when caught in machinery Injury to Fingers During Grinding Activity LTI: Stored energy – rigger injured leg working on quayside Two incidents relating to the condition of personal protective equipment COVID-19 Improper Risk Management	Feb 2021
IMCA SF 05/21	Service letter from Palfinger Marine relating to Davit types NPD 11300H and NPD 14800H Rigging failure during riser recovery – soft slings parted Failure of remote control/emergency stop on rescue boat winch MSF: Near miss - potential dropped object found on bundle of casing Crane whip line parted during hook stop testing	Feb 2021
IMCA SF 06/21	MAIB: Fatal accident during cargo operations on Karina C Disabled audible alarm on fire alarm panel Inappropriate use of pneumatic line thrower for mooring line Issues relating to Coronavirus management Lead-acid battery explosion Sludge Accumulation in Fresh Water Tank	Feb 2021
IMCA SF 07/21	Three man overboard fatalities Bypassing safety controls - violation of working at height requirements Line of fire: deck tugger wire failure Failure of natural fibre rope in embarkation ladder Vessel hull damage due to quayside contact	Mar 2021
IMCA SF 08/21	Fatality: person crushed when secured material fell on him Crane wire parted during offshore operations Tumble dryer fire: lint ignition Electric shock due to water in electrical equipment MSF: Air cylinder failure in lifeboat	Mar 2021
IMCA SF 09/21	Dropped object during crane operations Dropped Object – Steel deck plate falls from pipelay tower Incorrect measurement and markings on divers umbilical Case study: Lone watchkeeping grounding at night Engineer suffered burn injuries in engine room incident	Mar 2021
IMCA SF 10/21	Near miss: vessel approach to wind turbine tower Dropped Object – Crane auxiliary block dropped from crane boom Shipyard worker receives electrical shock SIMOPS - Smoke from hot work task enters confined space LTI during deck cargo operations	Apr 2021

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