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Safety Flashes 2008

Reference	Items	Published
IMCA SF 01/08	Management of simultaneous operations during demobilisation	Jan 2008
IMCA SF 02/08	Finger injury whilst casting off towing line Serious hand injury Use of spelter sockets Lift bags broke free	Feb 2008
IMCA SF 03/08	ROV pilot injured by fibre optic glass Lifting incident	Feb 2008
IMCA SF 04/08	Unauthorised modification to electrical plant equipment DDC chamber view-port catastrophic failure	Mar 2008
IMCA SF 05/08	Movement of vessel during crane operations caused near-miss Report on the loss of the Bourbon Dolphin	Apr 2008
IMCA SF 06/08	Sikorsky S76A+ and S76A++ helicopters	Apr 2008
IMCA SF 07/08	Fatal accident in connection with the operation of an A-frame based launch and recovery system (LARS) used for ROV operations	Apr 2008
IMCA SF 08/08	Fall through open hatch in walkway Near-miss involving knuckle boom crane - hydraulic pump selection Partial parting of a bell main lift wire	Apr 2008
IMCA SF 09/08	Loss of DP position caused by incorrect gyro heading Abrasion of metal casing	May 2008
IMCA SF 10/08	Unsecured object fell and injured crewman GPS antenna problems Fire watches for surface welding and burning operations	Jun 2008
IMCA SF 11/08	Catastrophic failure of vessel main crane wire Incorrect lifting equipment used	Jun 2008
IMCA SF 12/08	Ballast tank hydrogen Incorrectly colour coded oxygen cylinders Hand injury	Jul 2008
IMCA SF 13/08	Faulty governors Seaeye ROV tether arcing incident	Aug 2008
IMCA SF 14/08	Serious injury incident during routine crane maintenance Failure of fall arresters	Sep 2008
IMCA SF 15/08	Crew member injured during ROV maintenance Risk of electrocution during routine work Uncontrolled ascent of spool and diver during a lifting bag operation Near-miss incident involving a diver's umbilical	Oct 2008
IMCA SF 16/08	Laptop battery fire and explosion Pallet lifter failure Fire risks of intermediate bulk containers (IBCs)	Oct 2008
IMCA SF 17/08	Accidental shutdown of main engines Fatality: struck down by falling object during lifting operation Stored energy - injury sustained whilst removing metal straps Failure of webbing strop during lifting operations Uncontrolled movement of crane jib during inspection Failure of lifting padeye	Dec 2008
IMCA SF 18/08	Mini transponder falling from crane wire to deck Failure of pipe handling system causes injuries and fatalities	Dec 2008

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