What happened A high potential dropped object incident occurred when a sheave weighing 204kg fell 64m to deck, and a clump weight weighing 700kg fell onto equipment causing damage. There […]
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Safety Events
Near miss: lift bag released unintentionally from crane hook
What happened? During a saturation dive, deck crew connected a lift bag to the crane to subsequently send it down to the diver. When the crane hook went through the […]
Offshore platform decommissioning near miss
The Department of Energy, Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety of Western Australia (DEMIRS) has published Significant Incident Summary No. 6 relating to the unexpected movement of the Sinbad topsides during […]
Parted tag line caused damage during lifting operations
What happened A tagline parted under excess tension when moving a LiDAR buoy weighing 2.4 tonnes, causing the buoy to move in an unexpected way. The incident occurred when the […]
Dropped object: unsecured cargo inside box broke lose and fell
What happened A load of cargo being lifted onto a vessel destabilised and the cargo, weighing over 400kg, fell approx. 5m from the load onto the vessel deck. This high […]
MAIB: Person injured during lifting of compressor
The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has published Safety Digest 1/2024, consisting of lessons from recent Marine Accident Reports. IMCA has reviewed the report and passes on to members […]
Dropped lifting beam due to parted soft strop
What happened? During lifting operations a lifting beam weighing 4 Te was dropped from 50cm. The incident occurred when the lifting beam was being prepared for relocation for sea fastening […]
CTV crew member snagged on tag line and lifted off feet
What happened? After a routine lift had been landed over the stern to a CTV foredeck, the CTV crew member gave the signal to raise the crane hook. While the […]
Main bell wire rope damaged
What happened? At the end of a saturation dive, a main bell wire was damaged by the proximity switch bracket (chandelier) being picked up by a single broken strand on […]
Person injured when chain hoist container failed at securing point
What happened? An overhead electric chain hoist container/box weighing approx. 30kg fell around 0.8m onto a crew member. The incident occurred whilst crew were working on adjustment of a heavy […]
Person struck and injured during lifting operations
What happened The incident occurred during decommissioning activities on board a spar, where a fire water pump skid had to be removed. It was gouged out from the top of […]
Person pulled to deck by fall arrest harness
What happened? During moonpool preparations for running the a tool in the hole, the crane whip line was being lowered to deck under supervision of the deck supervisor. A third-party […]
Pipeline End Manifold yoke dropped from 45° position
What happened During adjustment of the yoke securing arrangement for a PLEM (Pipe Line End Manifold), the cargo strap failed resulting in the yoke falling and landing in its horizontal […]
USCG: wire rope hazard management – dropped turbine nacelle
The United States Coastguard (USCG) has published Marine Safety Alert 11-23 relating to an incident in which a wire rope parted, causing a wind turbine nacelle weighing 69 tons to […]
Divers lifted off seabed by Clump Weight
What happened? Whilst the Diving Support Vessel was conducting subsea diving operations, the bridge team recovered the taught wire pulling the divers from the seabed to 18m above the diver’s […]
Chain hoist paid out unsupervised near running main engine
What happened? An electric chain hoist on the beam above one of the main engines in a vessel, was left unattended after use. The chain hook paid out and coiled […]
Failure of personal isolation procedures: crane damaged when it was used inappropriately
What happened? On a vessel in dry dock, a crane, which had been isolated for many days for work to be conducted by a third party, was used by crew […]
BSEE: Hazards to Personnel During Lifting Operations
What happened The United States Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) has published Safety Alert 468 relating to “red zone” or LINE OF FIRE hazards and increased risk during […]
UK HSE – worker struck in the face by a crane hook
What happened The UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has fined a manufacturer after an employee lost an eye when he was struck in the face by a crane hook. […]
Fatality during transfer of pipes
What happened A member passes information to IMCA relating to a recent fatality on a ship alongside. The incident occurred during the transfer of pipework between the quay and vessel. […]
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