What happened? The Marine Safety Forum (MSF) reports an incident in which a worker on a vessel was working on the operating panel for a 690 VAC anti-heeling pump, when […]
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Safety Events
Port company fined after 600kg FIBC bag falls on employee
What happened? The UK Health & Safety Executive (UK HSE) have prosecuted Associated British Ports (ABP) for safety breaches after a flexible intermediate bulk container weighing 600kg fell and struck […]
Unsafe attempt of personnel transfer between vessels
What happened? Three people from a sub-contractor were observed trying to move from vessel to vessel whilst alongside, by slipping through the bulwark guardrails. There was no proper gangway in […]
Rope on propeller causing partial loss of propulsion
What happened? A platform supply vessel (PSV) started mooring operations whilst stern to a platform, without anchoring, in order to conduct a snatch lift. The platform crane operator started to […]
Near miss: diver’s umbilical snagged by work basket during recovery to surface
What happened? A diver’s umbilical became snagged on a tool basket during recovery. An ‘all stop’ was called, the umbilical was freed and the divers were recovered safely. The incident […]
Technical Service Bulletin from Broco/Rankin – BR22 Plus Exothermic Cutting Torch
The Association of Diving Contractors International (ADCI) has circulated an updated Technical Service Bulletin from Broco/Rankin relating to the BR22 Plus Exothermic Cutting Torch. This was sent out by Broco/Rankin […]
Sustained load cracking in aluminium cylinders manufactured from aluminium alloys HE30/AA6082 and AA6351
A susceptibility to sustained load cracking (SLC) has been identified in cylinders manufactured from aluminium alloys of specific grades, manufactured between 1963 and 1995. Sustained load cracking is a metallurgical […]
Unexpected Release of Water During Annual Maintenance of CO2 Fixed Firefighting System
What happened An incident took place during annual maintenance of CO2 fixed firefighting equipment on a vessel, in the emergency generator switchboard room. There was an unplanned and unexpected release […]
Accidental Mixing of Different Fuel Oils
What happened? A vessel was at anchorage waiting for the pilot. The engine room was manned and the main engine ready for manoeuvring. The duty engineer informed the bridge that […]
Vessel/Platform Collision – Mooring Bollard Broken by Vessel
What happened? A platform supply vessel (PSV) approached a platform to deliver the cargo via snatch lift. After starting cargo operations, it appeared that the crane did not have enough […]
Workboat Failed During Transfer Operations Due to Fuel Contamination
What happened? The Marine Safety Forum (MSF) has published a Safety Alert regarding an incident in which a workboat’s engine cut out. The incident occurred during a crew transfer operation […]
Finger Injury During Recovery of Daughter Craft
What happened? The Marine Safety Forum (MSF) has published a Safety Alert relating to a line of fire finger injury sustained during small boat operations. The incident occurred while the […]
Catastrophic Engine Failure Resulting in A Fire on A Crew Transfer Vessel
What happened? The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has published its report into an engine failure and subsequent fire on board the crew transfer vessel Windcat 8, which occurred […]
Worker struck and injured by tipper truck
What happened? The UK HSE reports the prosecution of a building contractor after a worker was struck and injured by a tipper truck. The incident occurred at a time of […]
Worker fatally injured in falling from a scissor-lift platform which collided with another vehicle
What happened? The UK HSE reports that a company has been fined after a worker suffered fatal injuries. The worker was operating a scissor-lift working platform when this was struck […]
Worker lost his leg when he was hit by a forklift truck during lifting operations
What happened? The UK HSE reports that an engineering company has been fined after a worker lost his leg from the knee down when he was hit by a forklift […]
Fatality: worker crushed between two items of moving plant
What happened? The UK HSE reports that a civil engineering company has been sentenced for safety breaches after a worker suffered fatal crush injuries when he was caught between two […]
Galvanic corrosion causes dropped object – satellite dome fell from mast
What happened? A vessel was sailing in its assigned standby location during heavy weather when the VSAT satellite antenna dome mounted on the vessel’s mast fell off and landed in […]
High potential dropped object – satellite dome fell from mast
Note: this incident happened recently and is still under investigation. What happened? During a vessel transit in moderate seas, when the vessel was rolling and pitching, the Sat C dome […]
High potential near miss: dropped object – spark arrestor
What happened? An 18kg spark arrestor fell 16 metres from the funnel stack and landed on the FRC deck. No-one was injured but this was considered a serious near miss. […]
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