A member has reported an incident in which a person was struck by a shipyard forklift while returning to the vessel from the yard machine shop. The blow to the […]
Safety Flashes
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.
Individual safety events are available individually online, tagged and searchable, while the traditional PDF collections are also available for download.
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Safety Events
Quality assurance of diving system audits
The National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA) of Australia has published Safety Alert 63 regarding the quality assurance of diving system audits. Update as of 2 March […]
Near miss: Unidentified differential pressure led to diver’s umbilical getting trapped
A member has reported an inshore diving near miss incident in which a diver’s umbilical became trapped and subsequently damaged – no divers were injured. The incident occurred when two […]
Man overboard fatality: Tragic consequences of failing to follow safety procedures
The United States Coastguard (USCG) has published Marine Safety Alert 01-17 relating to a man overboard fatality. Whilst a vessel was at anchor off the coast, a crewmember that could […]
Fatal fall from height during cargo operations – Johanna C
The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has published Report 1/2017 regarding a fatal fall from height during cargo operations. The Chief Officer on board the UK registered general cargo […]
Safety flashes: Summary of 2016
This is a brief summary of the incidents reported during 2016, highlighting some of the trends and points worthy of note. During 2016, IMCA published 148 incidents in 35 safety […]
First aid injury: Person scalded by steam condensate
A member has reported an incident in which a person was scalded when working in the kitchen/pantry area on-board a vessel. The incident occurred when the injured person was rinsing […]
Incidents in small workboats used in the offshore renewables sector
A member has reported a number of incidents involving the small workboats used in the offshore renewables sector. Incident 1: Incomplete engine service by vessel crew leads to an auxiliary […]
Fuel spill during in-port bunkering
The MSF has published the following safety alert regarding an incident in which fuel oil was spilt to sea. The incident occurred when a platform supply vessel (PSV) was bunkering […]
Corrosion damage: Failed fire hydrant
A member has reported an incident in which a fire hydrant valve failed under pressure. The incident occurred during testing of the helideck firefighting system. A hydrant valve assembly on […]
Awareness: CO₂ flooding system activation points
A member has highlighted a potential gap in safety awareness which may be of interest to members. One of their vessels has a CO2 flooding system activation point within the […]
Fire in engine room
The Marine Safety Forum (MSF) has published the following safety alert regarding an incident in which there was a fire in an engine room. The incident occurred whilst returning to […]
Offshore crane safety systems
The UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has published the following safety alert covering two recent crane incidents in which the crane boom upper hoist limit systems failed to prevent […]
Injury after crewman fell downstairs on external stairway
The MSF has published the following safety alert regarding an incident in which a crewman fell down the stairs and was injured. The incident occurred following recovery of the vessel’s […]
Unsafe boarding of vessels
The Marine Safety Forum (MSF) has published the following safety alert regarding recent reports of individuals boarding vessels by means other than via the gangway. There are a number of […]
First aid injury: Electric shock
A member has reported an incident in which an ROV Supervisor suffered an electric shock. The incident occurred during ROV fault finding activities. The ROV Supervisor mistakenly accessed a transformer […]
Fatalities – pipe fell from skids
The International Association of Oil & Gas Producers (IOGP) has published the following safety alert regarding an incident in which two persons were killed when they were crushed under a […]
Near-miss: Dropped object from crane
A member has reported a near miss incident in which there was a dropped object from a crane. A protection bar from the small hook on the main crane came […]
Vessel made contact with quay
A member has reported an incident in which a vessel landed heavily on the quay, causing damage.The incident occurred during the hours of darkness, during shifting of the vessel’s position […]
Failure to report hydraulic leak subsea
A member has reported an incident in which crew failed to appropriately report a hydraulic leak subsea. The intent of this report is to highlight key learnings from that failure […]
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