Safety Flashes

A member has reported a pollution incident which occurred during recent diving operations. A hydraulic torque tool was deployed with the ship’s hydraulic down-line. The planned intervention was to operate […]

A member has reported an incident which occurred during vessel management system trials, whereby an overpressure event occurred in the starboard engine room air start system. A company investigation team […]

Further to the details provided in IMCA Safety Flash 03/05 (Incident involving Cameron high pressure accumulator) regarding high pressure accumulators, IMCA has been advised that this incident investigation is still […]

A member has reported a fatality which occurred during preparation of surfaces for welding. A welder was using an angle grinder for the preparation work when the disk of the […]

A member has reported that a saturation diver in 120m of water, preparing to move a pipeline lay-down head (LDH) using a lift bag, was struck in the back by […]

A member has reported an incident where the stern of a diving support vessel suffered fire damage caused by flaring gas from a rig vent. The vessel was secured to […]

A member has reported the following fatality which occurred during movement of drill pipes. Personnel were engaged in the task of lifting bundles of 12cm drill pipe by crane from […]

IMCA has been passed the attached safety alert (2030 Rev. 1) issued by Cameron, which related to an incident involving a high pressure accumulator.

A member has reported an incident where a diver received a burn to his hand during use of underwater cutting equipment. The company concerned has advised its employees as follows. […]

IMCA has received a report of a very serious threat to the safety of a gas production platform, caused by rafts containing bundles of lit cooking gas tank sets. These […]

There have been previous safety flashes relating to ‘Grimsby’-type buoys, and members are asked to note this further incident. Guidance relating to ROV operations is available in Plastic spherical air-filled […]

During a recent diver inspection, repair and maintenance programme undertaken by one of our members, one of the identified tasks was the replacement of a defective temperature sensor mounted in […]

A worker was cutting an aluminium roof using a grinder when the wheel came apart, striking the worker in the face and causing serious injury between his upper lips and […]

IMCA has received a report of an incident wherein a worker’s finger was crushed. The injury occurred during an operation when a large heavy axle, weighing some 250kg, was being […]

Whilst reviewing its test and repair procedures for transponders, a member has reported that a serious flaw was discovered in the pressure relief mechanism in two out of three Kongsberg […]

There has been a significant spread of MRSA (the ‘super bug’) in hospitals in recent times and it is possible that it could become a problem in the future for […]

A member has reported a high potential near-miss which occurred during a regular field maintenance operation which was taking place from a lift boat in 7½ metres of water, whereby […]

An incident has been reported to IMCA which, although relating to a road incident, provides an important reminder in relation to the securing of loads. During transportation of five empty […]

IMCA has been advised of a fire on a vessel which destroyed a substantial amount of diving equipment. The photographs demonstrate the level of heat generated in a short time […]

A member has reported a high potential incident (HIPO) which occurred during the recent mobilisation of a vertical lay system (VLS) at the quayside. Fortunately, no one was injured. However, […]