A member has reported a near miss incident in which there was a spill of battery acid. An electrician had charged the wet cell batteries of two motion reference units […]
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
Bulk hose drawn into thruster – severe damage and delay
The Marine Safety Forum has published the following safety flash regarding a hose incident. Around 100m of bulk transfer hose including fittings were drawn into the port azipod thruster of […]
Fatalities: Engine room fire caused by fuel spray ignition
The United States Coast Guard (USCG) has published Safety Alert 4-15 entitled ‘Engine Room Operations: Maintaining Machinery, Knowing Escape Routes, & Conducting Thorough Engineering Watches’. The safety alert deals with […]
Near-miss: Fire axe falls out of cabinet, almost hits a fireman’s toes
The Danish organisationSeahealth.dk has published the following near miss report of how an axe fell from a cabinet, narrowly missing someone’s toes. A crewman was preparing to get fire-fighting equipment […]
ROV main lift umbilical failure
A member has reported an incident in which an ROV main lift umbilical parted causing the ROV to drop to the seabed (1360m water depth). The incident occurred while recovering […]
Near-miss: Hot work in no-weld zone
A member has reported an incident in which crew were found conducting welding operations in an area of a vessel where hot work was forbidden. The incident occurred when arrangements […]
Minor damage to pontoon cleat during crew transfer vessel mooring operations
A member has reported an incident in which a pontoon cleat was damaged during offshore renewables Crew Transfer Vessel mooring operations. The incident occurred when the vessel was leaving its […]
Near-miss: Equipment failure: broken mast arms
A member has reported two near miss incidents in which there has been a failure of a mast arm on a CTV. Both incidents related to weld fatigue. In both […]
Near-miss: Unexpected water ingress during fault finding of a cracked water pipe
A member has reported a near miss incident in which large volumes of sea water were found in the bilges of a small boat (offshore wind turbine CTV). The water […]
Second-hand equipment causes engine breakdown
A member has reported an incident in which an offshore wind farm Crew Transfer Vessel (CTV) suffered an engine breakdown due to the drive belt automatic tensioner seizing. The incident […]
Badly sprained ankle resulting in LTI
A member has reported an incident in which a person suffered a badly sprained ankle leading to an LTI. The incident occurred when the person was making his way from […]
Near-miss incidents: Crew transfer vehicles approaching wind turbines
A member has reported a number of recent near miss incidents involving the approach of small boats – offshore renewable industry crew transfer vehicles – to wind turbine towers. In […]
Marine risk management within the safety zone
The Marine Safety Forum has drawn attention to the increasing frequency of serious marine incidents within installation 500m zones. This highlights the need for: Greater understanding and ownership of marine […]
Failure of underwater pan and tilt rotator unit
A member has reported an incident in which there was a small explosion and fire on a remotely operated vehicle (ROV). Personnel had reported having experienced minor issues with the […]
Objects dropped from pipelay tower
A member has reported an incident in which two objects fell from a pipelay tower. The incident occurred some four weeks after repairs to a 360Te winch wire garage at […]
Finger injury – pinch point – during hose handling
The Marine Safety Forum has published the following safety flash regarding an incident in which someone injured his finger during hose handling. The incident occurred when a vessel was performing […]
Hand injury during stowing of anchor chains
The Marine Safety Forum has published the following safety flash regarding an incident in which someone suffered a first aid injury to his hand. The crew were re-stowing the anchor […]
Routine task: Badly cut finger changing mop head
The Marine Safety Forum has published the following safety flash regarding an incident in which someone suffered a painful cut to the finger whilst engaged in a ‘routine’ cleaning task. […]
Winch brake failure
A member has reported an incident in which an ROV winch brake failed, leading to the uncontrolled movement of an ROV as approximately 800m of umbilical ran off the winch […]
Lifting equipment failure: Objects dropped into moonpool
A member has reported an incident in which a chain hoist failed causing a 700kg load to fall into the moonpool. The incident occurred when crew were moving moonpool carriages […]
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