The Marine Safety Forum (MSF) has published Safety Flash 11-32 regarding a fire reported in the main engine room of an offshore support vessel which was under tow at 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.
Submit a Report
All members are encouraged to contribute relevant safety-related information – please visit our Safety Flash Reporting page for details on the submission process.
IMCA Contact
Nicholas Hough
Consultant - Safety and Security
Contact
Search Results Clear search
Engine room CO₂ isolating valve
The Marine Safety Forum (MSF) has published Safety Flash 11-31 regarding a ‘routine’ inspection of a vessel’s COâ‚‚ fire fighting system. It was noticed that the engine room COâ‚‚ isolating […]
Water ingress to bow thruster space
A member has reported an incident in which flooding occurred in the bow thruster space of a vessel, resulting in damage to the bow thruster. The vessel’s crew were emptying […]
Failure of fixed high expansion foam
The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has published the enclosed safety flash regarding the failure of a fixed high expansion foam system to extinguish a fire on board a […]
Engine room fires – Appropriate use of insulating material on hot surfaces
Safety flash 10/05 reported on a recent Engine room fire. It was noted in that safety flash that the probable cause of the fire was spraying of leaking hydraulic oil […]
Engine room fire
IMCA has received a report of an engine room fire. The master and crew handled the critical situation swiftly by releasing carbon dioxide. The fire was brought under control, but […]
Fire in switchboard room
A member has provide the following account of a fire which broke out in a carousel 660v switchboard room aboard one of its vessels. The purpose of the 660v switchboard […]
Cracked fuel line results in an engine fire
We have received a report of the following incident, whereby a vessel’s fire detection system indicated fire in the engine room. Engine emergency shut down was initiated and all personnel […]
Electrical fire in engine room
A member has reported the following incident which occurred onboard one of its vessels. Due to a sudden power fluctuation, evidenced by flickering lights, the chief engineer went to the […]
109 post(s)