A member has reported an incident in which a zodiac inflatable boat was dropped onto deck. The incident occurred when a dive support vessel (DSV) was at anchor outside the […]
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.
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Safety Events
Substandard nitrogen quads delivered to shipyard
A member has reported an incident in which two nitrogen quads were delivered in very poor condition to a vessel in a shipyard. Following delivery the quads were inspected, and […]
Risk associated with pneumatic hose couplings
The National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority of Australia (NOPSEMA) has published the following safety alert covering the risks of incorrectly assembled or faulty pressurised pneumatic (air) hose […]
Dropped object injury
The Marine Safety Forum has published the following safety flash covering an incident in which a crew member was injured when a trolley and chain hoist came off the lifting […]
Gangway safety: A review of recent incidents and near-misses involving vessel gangways
The Marine Safety Forum has published the following safety flash reviewing a number of incidents and near misses reported by base staff involving vessel gangways. These incidents and near misses […]
Lost time injury (LTI): Serious foot injury
A member has reported an incident in which a rope access technician suffered a serious injury to one of his toes, leading to partial amputation. During J-lay pipeline operations, a […]
Lost time injury (LTI): Fall from height
A member has reported an incident in which a crewman suffered an injury during a fall from height. The incident occurred when a senior ROV pilot technician was climbing down […]
Near-miss: Failure of gas quad fitting
A member has reported an incident in which there was a potentially catastrophic failure of a high pressure fitting on a gas quad. The incident occurred in a yard ashore […]
Failure of connector on marine riser
The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Gulf of Mexico OCS Region (BSEE) has published the following report regarding a pollution incident involving the discharge […]
Near-miss: Dropped objects during lifting operations
A member has reported an incident in which pieces of angle bar slipped out of slings and fell into the sea. The incident occurred when the crew of a platform […]
Near-miss: Dropped object – falling camera
A member has reported an incident in which the mounting for a fixed camera gave way allowing the camera, weighing 25kg, to fall 4 metres. Electrical cable and a gland […]
Loss of ROV after umbilical termination failure and damage to ROV during recovery
A member has reported an incident in which there was an ROV umbilical termination failure, loss of ROV and subsequent damage to the ROV during emergency recovery from the seabed. […]
Crew transfer vessel trapped under a boat landing
A member has reported an incident in which a crew transfer vessel became trapped when the bottom section of a boat landing fixed to an offshore accommodation vessel gave way. […]
Pressure switch location for fixed fire suppression systems
The United States Coast Guard has published the following report regarding an engine room fire in a vessel. The safety alert addresses the location of fire suppression system pressure switches […]
High potential near-miss during equipment testing
A member has reported an incident in which a heavy metal work table was dragged nearly a metre by a forklift truck. The incident occurred during troubleshooting of a heavy […]
Finger and hand injuries
A member has reported two incidents in which crew suffered finger or hand injuries. In the first incident, the injured person was preparing a meal in the galley. He placed […]
Near-miss: Exposed live electrical cable
A member has reported an incident in which a live electrical cable was found exposed. The incident occurred when a vessel had returned to service after a long dry docking. […]
Battery damage caused by charger failure
The Marine Safety Forum has published the following report regarding damage to batteries caused by the failure of the charger. The incident occurred when an engineer was carrying out planned […]
Explosion causing fatal injury during maintenance of Metocean buoy
A member has reported an incident in which a crewman was fatally injured during the recovery and maintenance of a metocean buoy, after it had been in use in-sea for […]
Fatal crush injury during vessel hull maintenance
The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has published the following report regarding an incident in which a crewman was fatally injured whilst repairing paintwork on the hull of a […]
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