What happened A tripod positioning transponder wire parted from the tripod framework whilst the vessel was repositioning and needed to re-plumb the transponder. No assets were close by at time […]
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Safety Events
Diver experienced an air flow restriction
What happened At the beginning of an air dive at 23msw, a diver experienced an air flow restriction. The system used was considered as a Mobile Surface Supplied System, the […]
COBRA System – Hose coupling cross threaded
What happened During diving operations, diver 1’s right-hand COBRA hose had a “champagne” leak coming from the connection at the hat. The diver was instructed to return to the bell […]
Communications: LTI finger injury during lifting operations
What happened During demobilization lifting operations, a rigger’s right ring finger was crushed between the crane hook and a lifting eye. A vessel was demobilizing with a third party crane […]
Riggers struck/trapped by pipe section
What happened A vessel crane was lifting two 16 inch pipes of 24.4m length from a supply vessel to the pipelayer conveyor system. The second pipe section when being lowered […]
UK HSE: worker died following fall from crane platform
The UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has prosecuted a company after an electrician died in a fall of approximately eight metres when an access panel on the raised walkway […]
USCG: Lithium battery fire
The United States Coast Guard (USCG) has published Safety Alert 01-22 relating to a Lithium battery fire in a freight container whilst en route to a port for trans-shipment to […]
USB power bank (Lithium battery) fire
What happened A crew member on a vessel was inside his cabin bedroom when he heard a popping sound in his dayroom. Upon investigating he noticed the USB battery bank […]
MAIB Safety Digest 1/2022
The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch has published Safety Digest – Lessons from Marine Accident Reports 1/2022, which draws the attention of the marine community to some of the lessons […]
UK HSE: worker falls from height during oil platform decommissioning
The UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has prosecuted a civil engineering company after a worker suffered life threatening injuries after falling 15 metres when a platform he was working […]
MSF: Unsafe Cargo Transfer Using Pallets
The Marine Safety Forum (MSF) reports in Safety Alert 22-06 that an MSF member reported two separate incidents during deck cargo transfer operations involving pallets. What happened Incident #1: Lifting […]
NTSB: Dangerous engine failure – improper torquing
The National Transportation Safety Board of the United States (NTSB) has published Marine Investigation Report 22/06 relating to a Diesel generator engine failure aboard a ferry in Puget Sound, Washington […]
American P&I Club: Fire Started from cutting torch work
The excellent American P&I Club “Good Catch” safety briefing series has published a briefing on a fire that started as a result of hot work. What happened? Crew members on […]
Mooring near miss: Guide roller pin suffered material failure
What happened? A deck stand guide roller pin suffered material failure at its foundation whilst a vessel was mooring. Weather, wind and tide conditions were gentle at the time of […]
Stored energy release: Two fatalities with tyres (IOGP)
An IOGP member reports two separate incidents, both with fatal outcomes and related to maintenance/changing of tyres on vehicles. Whilst not strictly marine related, the incidents represent opportunities to highlight […]
MSF: Contact between Vessel and Offshore Installation
The Marine Safety Forum (MSF) has published Safety Alert 22-02 relating to a collision between a standby vessel and an offshore installation. What happened There was a shift change of […]
Overcoming Language Barriers
Safety4Sea https://safety4sea.com has published an excellent article on issues with language barriers at sea. The article can be found here. Language barriers are a common challenge in the shipping environment […]
MAIB: Flooding, capsize and foundering of small vessel after issues with towing wires
The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has published its Accident Report 2/2022 into the loss of a fishing boat in August 2020. What happened The skipper and the vessel’s […]
MAIB: Unexploded ordnance – subsea explosion causes injury and damage
The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has published its Accident Report 1/2022 into a subsea explosion which damaged crab potting vessel Galwad-Y-Mor on 15 December 2020. What happened A […]
MSF: Foreign object in eye
What happened The Marine Safety Forum reports in Safety Alert 21-20 that a worker got debris in his eye whilst paint chipping. A few hours after the job was completed, […]
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