Snagging damage during lifting operations
The Marine Safety Forum (MSF) published Safety Flash 12-13 regarding an incident in which part of a platform supply vessel was damaged when a large piece of equipment was lifted off it onto an offshore installation. The load being lifted snagged on a walkway and caused the damage. The root cause of the incident was that the lift plan and risk assessment failed to identify all the hazards involved.
Safety Event
Published: 8 June 2012
Download: 
IMCA SF 05/12
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