Safety Flashes

What happened? During personnel transfer operations on an offshore renewables crew transfer vessel (CTV), a deckhand stepped backwards into an open hatch and fell, resulting in an injury. Before the […]

What happened? A life raft from the starboard forward life raft station made an unplanned deployment into the sea.  The incident occurred in early afternoon with calm seas and clear […]

What happened? A crew member felt faint and subsequently collapsed after working in a confined space.  The incident occurred following the work of a four-person team on rust removal maintenance […]

This is a summary of the Safety Flash incidents reported in 2019.  All the published safety incidents are available on the IMCA website as individual web pages.  Safety Flashes, comprising […]

What happened? During a mooring operation, vessel crew were found to be using a 4 ton shackle attached to a heaving line (instead of proper “monkey fist”).  What went wrong? […]

What happened? A vessel collided with the quay, destroying the fenders.  The vessel picked up the pilot and proceeded towards the harbour.  The wind was SSW 4-5 with good visibility.  […]

What happened? Several floating objects were identified in the 500m safety zone of an installation.  Our members’ vessel was requested to remove/tow these objects out of the safety zone to […]

What happened? One morning the crew of a workboat noticed an old television set floating in the sea near their work area.  They decided to take it on-board in order […]

What happened? During lifting up and securing of a vessel’s retractable gangway, the spring latch of the lifting device disconnected causing an uncontrolled release of the holding wire, and the […]

What happened? There was a failure of two stainless steel “D” shackles forming part of a life raft hydrostatic release assembly on a vessel.  This was discovered whilst the vessel […]

What happened? During diving operations to locate a pipeline end manifold (PLEM) near a single point mooring (SPM), a diver was trapped by an anchor chain.  The incident occurred when […]

Crosby has prepared an Important Safety Notice for some specific Crosby 7/8″ 6.5t shackles.  They have reached out to their customers with a communication and have asked that the following […]

What happened? A welder was hit and slightly injured by a lashing wire during lashing operations being conducted close by.  Whilst all the deck crew were lashing reels, a welder […]

What happened? The Transport Safety Investigation Bureau (TSIB) of Singapore has released Safety Flyer 2019/02 entitled The importance of ensuring proper inspection and maintenance regime.  It is intended raise awareness […]

What happened? A vessel was departing from port when crew found it necessary to remove the mooring lines from the shoreside bollards with no safe un-boarding/boarding arrangements in place – […]

What happened? Whilst descending stairs to a boat-landing area on an offshore platform, a sub-contracted employee of one of our members tripped on a 2-inch discharge hose that had been […]

What happened? During boarding a vessel via pilot ladder from a service boat, an IT service technician lost his footing and fell from the second step of pilot ladder into […]

What happened? An AB sustained a serious finger injury when his finger was trapped while attempting to secure a forecastle hatch whilst securing the area following a mooring operation. What […]

What happened? During a mechanical lifting operation using a mobile crane, the crane was required to move and set up at a new location.  The crane outrigger stabiliser pads (1.2T […]

What happened? While attempting to secure a crane hook to the deck handrail with a polypropylene rope, a rigger’s right hand was caught between the hook shank and the handrail. […]