An incident has come to IMCA’s attention in which a crewman lost his right hand during mooring operations. The incident occurred when a service vessel was moving floating hoses away […]
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
Failure of master link during subsea lifting operations
An incident has been brought to IMCA’s attention in which a master link (lifting ring) fitted to a 10t air lift bag failed in use during subsea lifting. This style […]
Engine room fire
The Marine Safety Forum has published the following safety flash regarding an incident in which a fire occurred in an engine room space. The result was a blackout situation, a […]
Fire in engine space on crew transfer vessel (CTV)
An incident has been bought to IMCA’s attention in which there was a small fire in the starboard engine space on a crew transfer vessel used in the offshore wind […]
Fire in engine room on platform supply vessel
A member has reported an incident in which there was a fire in the engine room on a platform supply vessel. The vessel was on its way to port from […]
Serious engine room fire whilst divers in saturation
A member has reported a very serious incident in which there was a fire in the engine room of an offshore vessel. The incident occurred whilst the vessel was alongside, […]
Pressure vessel systems – response to fatal accident
The Australian Marine Safety Authority (AMSA) has published information about a fatal accident involving pressure vessel systems. A fatality occurred when the observation glass of a main compressed air receiver […]
Vessel blackout during close standby
The Marine Safety Forum has published the following safety flash regarding an incident in which there was a vessel blackout during close standby. Investigation revealed that blocked fuel filters were […]
First aid incident during at-sea fuel transfer – mooring lines
The Marine Safety Forum has published the following safety flash regarding an incident in which two crewmen were injured by being hit by mooring lines under tension during at sea […]
Lost time injury (LTI): Serious hand injury – caught in the bight
A member has reported an incident in which a seaman sustained serious injuries to his hand resulting in the loss of his little finger. The incident occurred during when the […]
Serious dropped object incidents
A member has reported two serious dropped object incidents. In the first, an object weighing 100kg was dropped 2.4m. In the second, an object weighing 15.3kg fell 20m, struck a […]
Near-miss: Potential fire hazard from halogen lamp
The Marine Safety Forum has published the following safety flash regarding a near miss incident in which ropes used in the pilot ladder were observed in close proximity to a […]
Cutting torch hose separates from flame arrestor
An incident has come to IMCA’s attention in which an Oxy-Acetylene cutting torch hose separated from the flame arrestor, resulting in a flashback. The incident occurred during welding modification of […]
Crewman suffered first aid injury during cutting operations
A member has reported an incident in which a crewman cut his thigh whilst using a hand grinder. The incident occurred when he was cutting a 900 mm diameter pipe’s […]
Unsecured object lifted by helicopter downwash
A member has reported an incident in which a bench cover was lifted into the air by the downwash of a helicopter coming into land on the nearby helideck. The […]
Crewman struck by dropped object
A member has reported a high potential incident in which a crewman was struck by a dropped object. The incident occurred when the crewman was ascending a ladder to reach […]
Master link and sub-link failures on lifting equipment
The Marine Safety Forum has published the following safety flash regarding two separate incidents in which there were failures of master links and sub-links on lifting slings. Although no personnel […]
Injury caused by movement of wire rope under tension
A member has reported an incident in which someone was injured by an anchor wire that skidded off unexpectedly off a flatbed trailer. The incident occurred on a beach during […]
Crew transfer vessel in collision with anchor wire
A member has reported an incident in which an offshore wind farm crew transfer vessel (CTV) collided with an anchor wire under tension. The incident occurred when the CTV approached […]
Crane wire rope grip incorrectly fitted
A near miss incident has come to IMCA’s attention in which a crane wire rope termination was found to be incorrectly fitted. Before starting work at a land-based site, a […]
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