What happened A man overboard incident occurred, in port at night. A rigger on the main deck, walking around spools secured to the main deck, stepped off the side of […]
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IMCA safety flashes disseminate important information on incidents and potential hazards and the lessons learnt from them that can help prevent incidents occurring elsewhere in the industry.
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Safety Events
Air cylinders – differences in working pressure and valve types
What happened? There was confusion when the wrong kind of cylinders for SCBA sets were supplied. A vendor supplied 6.8 litre 300 bar cylinders instead of 9 litre 200 bar […]
UK HSE: fatal incident using high pressure water jetting equipment
What happened? The UK Health and Safety Executive has prosecuted a company after a worker suffered a fatal injury using high-pressure water jetting equipment for industrial cleaning purposes. An employee […]
Rigging failure – clump weight dropped to seabed
What happened? A clump weight used for anchoring a weather buoy was being deployed over the sea when the long link chain attached to the vessel crane hook failed resulting […]
Two incidents with electrical installations with potential for a fire
A member reported two incidents involving failure of electrical equipment, leading to, or potentially leading to, fire hazards. Incident 1: Earth fault and potential fire hazard What happened? Whilst fault-finding […]
Cabin fire caused by light fitting overheating
What happened? A vessel experienced a minor fire in the bathroom of an unoccupied cabin due to a light fixture failing/shorting. A crew member who was resting in another cabin […]
Fire in a safety locker
What happened? A small fire occurred in the safety locker of the changing room. The safety locker was used to store various safety items including among others: An Aldis-lamp spare […]
Smouldering fire in tumble dryer
What happened? A tumble dryer was in operation when the heat within the machine exceeded its safe operating level resulting in items of laundry inside the machine overheating and generating […]
Fires and fire risks on vessels
Fire in incinerator and exhaust fan motor What happened? An incinerator was being routinely operated by its designated operator. After the last garbage parcel was inserted into the chamber, the […]
Falls from step ladders
What happened? A member reports two incidents in which persons fell off step ladders and were injured as a result. Incident 1 While climbing back down a ladder from the […]
Pilots leaving the vessel in port in an unsafe manner
One of our members has released this bulletin relating to a recurring practice of pilots egressing from a ship’s gangway before it has rested safely on the jetty. Such practice […]
Confined space entry fatality
What happened? A sad incident has come to IMCA’s attention in which one person lost his life and another was injured, as a result of confined space entry. The incident […]
Serious injury incurred while removing wire rope sling from a crane hook
A rigger sustained a fractured shoulder whilst removing a large diameter wire rope sling soft eye from the crane hook. During vessel mobilisation of deck equipment, crew were lifting a […]
Main crane hoist wire damage
What happened? Findings A contact/rubbing point was identified on the knuckle aperture where the crane wire passed through the knuckle boom; The crane operator struggled to engage the Active Heave […]
MSF: Grub screws and perished valves – trouble with methanol transfer
What happened? The Marine Safety Forum (MSF) has published Safety Alert 20-06 relating to problems with methanol transfer caused by problems with grub screws and perished valves. A vessel was advised by […]
UK HSE: employee foot crushed by forklift at maritime freight logistics company
What happened? The UK Health and Safety Executive has prosecuted a maritime freight and logistics company after a worker suffered multiple bone fractures to his foot when a forklift truck […]
Two deaths of military divers
What happened? Incident 1 – UK The UK Health and Safety Executive has issued the Ministry of Defence (MoD) with a “Crown Censure” after a military diver died during training. […]
Firefighting (FiFi) Tank Outlet Blockage
What happened? A member reports a blockage of the outlet of a dive chamber fire fighting water tank, caused by the failure of a floating plug. On this particular DSV […]
Windfarm Support Vessel Njord Forseti hit wind turbine tower – Jersey Maritime Administration
What happened? The Jersey Maritime Administration has published a report into its investigation of the causes of an allision between a windfarm support vessel and a windfarm tower in the […]
Oil production riser gas ignition
What happened? During recovery of a 10” oil production riser at an FPSO, gas in the riser bore ignited and a smoke cloud was seen on deck in the vicinity […]
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