A member has reported an incident in which a small fan heater caused a fire in a cabin. A crew member, on retiring to his bunk, switched on a portable […]
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
Confined space fatality
A member has reported an incident onboard a vessel in dry dock involving a number of fatalities caused by an explosion in a confined space. The explosion occurred in a […]
Lifting rigging on ‘Frog’ personnel transfer capsule
A recent incident has been reported in which there was a failure of both the primary and back up slings of a ‘Frog’ personnel transfer capsule, which was under low […]
Uncontrolled lifts of hinged deck hatches
A member has reported a number of incidents of uncontrolled lifts of a hinged deck hatch which resulted in damage to equipment onboard a vessel. There was no injury to […]
Pinch points on winches – hand safety
A member has identified a potentially serious hazard on a tugger winch, temporarily installed on a vessel deck, wherein a hand could be ‘drawn in’ between the winch drum cheek […]
Failure of welding on hyperbaric rescue chamber medical lock door assembly
A member has reported that a weld failed on the medical lock door assembly of a hyperbaric rescue chamber. The incident occurred during a pressure test of the system and […]
Failure of an air lift bag attachment point
A member has reported that a diver lost control of an air lift bag being used as a diver aid during construction activities. The lift bag had a lifting capacity […]
Loss of subsurface buoys
A member has reported an incident in which a number of subsurface buoys – used as part of the anchoring system for a semi-submersible accommodation unit – broke loose and […]
Failure of chamber door spindles and seals
A member’s diving support vessel (DSV) had recently completed a period of maintenance with some minor work on the saturation chamber system, which included door hinge realignment. During pressurisation of […]
Failure of chamber door hydraulic actuator
A member has reported the failure of a transfer under pressure (TUP) door hydraulic actuator. After divers had transferred from the chamber into the bell, an attempt was made to […]
Wire inserts in anchor line parted
A member has reported an incident in which wire inserts parted in two anchor lines of a semi-submersible accommodation unit connected to a fixed platform during extreme weather conditions (9 […]
Weld failure on Kirby Morgan KM17B 505-055 neck clamp
A member has reported that a weld on an eight-year-old Kirby Morgan neck clamp arrangement has failed. Kirby Morgan Dive Systems has indicated to the company that this may have […]
Diver injury using cavitation blaster
A member has reported that a diver sustained a high pressure water injection injury whilst using a recently developed 4500 psi cavitation water blaster. During marine growth removal operations […]
Interim measures after the Bourbon Dolphin incident
The Norwegian Maritime Directorate has issued the attached press release regarding measures it is introducing, in co-operation with the shipping industry, following the Bourbon Dolphin incident. Members will be interested […]
Forklift truck incident
A member has reported an incident in which an employee was injured whilst working with a forklift truck. Two crew members had placed slings on a pipe and planned to […]
Near-miss: Hyperbaric fire extinguisher incident
A member has reported a near-miss incident in which the safety valve assembly of a twin cylinder hyperbaric fire extinguisher blew off during ‘routine’ checks. A mechanical technician was carrying […]
Divex HSE Alert – Valve seat retainer
IMCA has been asked to publicise the attached HSE alert HSE001-2007 issued by Divex regarding problems with valve seat retainers.
Kirby Morgan Safety Bulletin – Helmet shell repair caution
IMCA has been asked to publicise the attached safety bullet #1 of 2007 issued by Kirby Morgan Dive Systems Inc. entitled Helmet Shell Repair Caution.
Galley equipment broke free of fastenings during severe weather
A member has reported an incident which occurred during a severe storm, whereby a grill fryer in the galley broke loose from its floor mountings and toppled over. A steward […]
Pipe under tension on a reel
A member has relayed a report of an incident involving a reel containing pipe under tension at a third party’s onshore facility. An employee, unaware that the pipe was under […]
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