A member reports two unrelated incidents in which a causal factor was something getting caught or snagged in an unplanned way. Incident 1: Corner of a container got snagged On […]
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BSEE: Overhaul Ball falls to deck resulting in High Potential near miss
What happened The United States Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) has published Safety Alert 460 relating to a dropped object during lifting operations. While conducting crane operations during […]
Snagged load, a sling snaps, dropped objects: persons injured
The Britannia P&I Club has shared Incident Case Study No.9 relating to how two crew members on a general cargo ship were injured when a suspended load fell and struck […]
Line of fire: deck tugger wire failure
What happened? Personnel were standing in line of fire during recovery of a Back-Fill Plough when a chain sling failed, and the rigging recoiled across the deck. A tugger wire […]
MSF: Cargo Snagging
The Marine Safety Forum (MSF) have published Safety Alert 20-08 relating to the snagging of cargo during lifting operations. What happened A vessel was engaged in deck cargo operations at […]
Fall of a suspended load on general cargo vessel ZEA Servant injuring two crew
What happened? The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has published an Accident Investigation Report 11/2020 relating to an incident on the general cargo vessel ZEA Servant in Campbeltown, Scotland. […]
Snagged lift during deck cargo operations
The Marine Safety Forum (MSF) have published Safety Alert 18-19, in which a hoisted 10ft container became snagged on the bridle of a backloaded tote tank. A ‘stop stop stop’ […]
Near-miss: Snagged lifting bridle
What happened The MSF has published Safety Alert 17-03 in which lifting rigging got snagged on an open top mini basket type unit. The incident occurred on a platform supply […]
Step change: cargo operations offshore causing damage
UK Step Change in Safety has published a safety alert regarding a number of incidents which have taken place during cargo operations offshore causing damage to vessels, the cargo, and/or […]
Lifting bridle snagged – Failure to “stop the job”
The MSF has published the following safety alert regarding lifting during cargo operations. A Platform Supply Vessel (PSV) was working alongside an offshore installation carrying out cargo operations, which included […]
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