What happened? During the dewatering of a 6” flexible jumper, a near miss incident occurred when the pull head was removed whilst it was still under pressure. This resulted in […]
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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.
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Safety Events
High potential near miss: unplanned handling of unexploded ordnance
What happened? During debris removal/recovery operations being undertaken along a subsea cable trenching corridor, several items of unexploded ordnance (UXO) were bought to the surface and landed on deck with […]
Wire rope sling failed during lifting operations
What happened? The Marine Safety Forum (MSF) has published Safety Alert 18-18 regarding the failure of equipment on an anchor handling vessel (AHV) during chain handling operations. The crew were […]
Injured finger during cargo operations
What happened? During cargo operations, a crewman got his finger stuck between the cargo and the lifting chain. The incident occurred when a vessel was discharging modules with a weight […]
USCG: two alerts relating to gas releases
What happened? The United States Coast Guard (USCG) has published two recent Safety Alerts relating to unplanned releases of different and unrelated gases. These are: 07/18 entitled Ethylene vapors activate […]
LTI: diver injured during water jetting operations
What happened? A saturation diver suffered a lost time injury (LTI) to his left arm during subsea high-pressure water jetting operations. The incident occurred when the water jet gun failed, […]
Man overboard: personnel transfers by swing rope and personnel basket
The United States’ Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) has published Safety Alert 331 on personnel transfers using swing rope and personnel basket. It relates to a swing rope […]
Uncontrolled movement of a riser
What happened? A riser moved unexpectedly away from the vessel. The incident occurred during the deployment of a production riser from a hang-off frame located starboard aft. All rigging had […]
Load fell from trailer after it was inadequately secured
Two articulated lorries with 20′ trailers were organised to move equipment, including lifeboat davits, a power-pack, winches and sheave blocks, from one location to another. The first trailer was loaded […]
Unsafe attempt of personnel transfer between vessels
What happened? Three people from a sub-contractor were observed trying to move from vessel to vessel whilst alongside, by slipping through the bulwark guardrails. There was no proper gangway in […]
Near miss: diver’s umbilical snagged by work basket during recovery to surface
What happened? A diver’s umbilical became snagged on a tool basket during recovery. An ‘all stop’ was called, the umbilical was freed and the divers were recovered safely. The incident […]
Vessel/Platform Collision – Mooring Bollard Broken by Vessel
What happened? A platform supply vessel (PSV) approached a platform to deliver the cargo via snatch lift. After starting cargo operations, it appeared that the crane did not have enough […]
Potential dropped objects left on loaded cargo
What happened? A member reports numerous instances of potential dropped objects being found on containers and equipment being loaded from port and offshore facilities. What went wrong? What were the […]
Near miss: potential dropped object left on top of cargo
What happened? During deck cargo loading operations from a vessel to an offshore platform, two pieces of unsecured timber were inadvertently lifted from the vessel onto the platform, on top […]
Inadequate handling and storage of potentially hazardous substances
What happened? Two drums with unknown chemicals were observed, floating in the sea. The crew retrieved these drums onto the vessel, but they were not stored safely. What went wrong? […]
LTI: Feet trapped in motion compensated telescopic gangway
What happened A crewman got his feet trapped under the sliding step of an Ampelmann motion compensated telescopic gangway. The incident occurred during the hours of darkness when he was […]
Potential engine room flooding: maintenance and equipment failure issues on a laid-up vessel
What happened? A seawater cooling line failed during planned maintenance on a vessel in “cold” lay-up. An engineer and an AB were conducting planned maintenance on vessels in “cold” lay-up. […]
Worker was injured by a fork lift truck
What happened? A worker wasstruck by a reversing fork lift truck which resulted in him fracturing his pelvis. His employer was prosecuted by the UK Health & Safety Executive (UK […]
Fatality during unpacking of heavy electrical panel equipment
What happened? Step Change UK report a fatal incident which occurred during the unpacking of heavy electrical equipment on an offshore production platform. A Variable Speed Drive electrical panel, weighing […]
High potential near miss: slip on tag line during crane operations
What happened? The Marine Safety Forum (MSF) reports an incident in which a crewman slipped and fell during lifting operations. The incident occurred when a vessel was preparing for cargo […]
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