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Property damage: platform supply vessel collided with legs of jack-up rig - DEV imca
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Property damage: platform supply vessel collided with legs of jack-up rig

What happened?

A Platform Supply Vessel (PSV) collided with the legs of a jack-up drilling rig, causing some damage to the PSV. The incident occurred after transfer of water to the rig. The PSV had been ready to disconnect the hose, but the rig informed the PSV that there would be a delay. The PSV was to the windward (weather) side of the rig and the weather was “rough”, with the wind approximately 22 knots.

A little under an hour after completing transfer of cargo, but whilst the hose was still connected, the PSV starboard engine and thrusters tripped. As a result the PSV started to moved astern and to Starboard. DP control was immediately transferred to manual mode. The hose was dropped in the water. Whilst pulling away to safety, the PSV made contact with the forward leg of the drilling rig.

Dent in PSV as a result of collision
Damaged fuel oil pump

What went wrong? What were the causes?

  • Procedures were not followed: Vessel working on the weather side as the jack-up rig was not geared up to receive water on the lee side;
  • Equipment: Mechanical seal of fuel oil pump was damaged suddenly indicating material failure.

What lessons were learnt? What actions were taken?

  • Better management and assessment of risk during simultaneous operations – if required, the vessel should come off and get out of the safety zone;
  • Whilst material failure of items can be unpredictable, planned maintenance schedules and manufacturer’s instructions should be followed for critical equipment.

Members may wish to review the following incidents:

Safety Event

Published: 21 September 2017
Download: IMCA SF 23/17

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