Safety Flashes

A member has reported an incident in which a filled drilling cutting box (DCB) was punctured during transfer onto the deck of a supply vessel. The DCB was damaged, with […]

A member has reported a minor vessel collision resulting in damage to hand rails. The incident occurred during mooring operations between a vessel and a barge for the purposes of […]

A member has reported an incident in which a multi-purpose support vessel (MPSV) made contact with a section of a floating dock and buckled a steel fender and the main […]

The UK Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) has published a report into the fatal accident to Eurocopter AS332 L2 Super Puma, call-sign G-WNSB, on its approach to Sumburgh Airport in […]

The International Association of Oil & Gas Producers (IOGP) has published an incident in which an object fell 12m and struck a glancing blow to the jaw/neck area of a […]

A member has reported an incident in which a torque tool, weighing 55 kg, was dropped back into the sea during recovery after use by divers, who were working below. […]

The UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has reported that a company was fined after an employee suffered serious injury when his hand was caught and dragged into machinery. The […]

A member has reported an incident in which a fitter was injured in the engine room while removing a leaking pipe for repairs. The incident occurred when a minor leak […]

An incident has been brought to IMCA’s attention in which a crewman died as a result of a stored pressure release. The incident occurred when a two man team was […]

The MAIB has published Accident Investigation Report 6/2016 regarding the recent listing, flooding and grounding of vehicle carrier Hoegh Osaka. In summary, the report notes that the vessel developed a […]

A member has reported several incidents in which a shored-based mooring gang was not made available when a vessel arrived for a regular call at a designated berth. Rather than […]

The HSE has published the following report regarding an injury to a worker during mooring operations for an ocean-going vessel. The incident happened when a three-man team were securing a […]

Two members have reported recent near misses which might have developed into fires in the laundry room. Incident 1 A member has reported a near miss which might have developed […]

Zika is a disease caused by the Zika virus – it is spread to people primarily through the bite of an infected Aedes species mosquito. Symptoms – about 1 in […]

An incidence of malaria fatality has been brought to IMCA’s attention. The incident occurred offshore Ghana. A non-immune foreign national contractor presented himself to the offshore medic with flu-like symptoms. […]

IMCA seeks to bring to the attention of members the increased risk to businesses of email fraud. Two events in 2015 serve to highlight this risk. Both of them were […]

A member has reported an incident in which a crewman slipped on deck and fell, resulting in a broken arm. The incident occurred when the chief engineer was returning to […]

A member has reported an incident in which a diver’s umbilical became fouled around a seawater discharge caisson. The incident happened during a shallow water saturation dive (15msw), whilst using […]

Following a recent near miss incident, OGUK has drawn attention to the hazards of blown objects from helicopter downdraft, particularly where loose or inadequately secured equipment has been lifted into […]

A member has reported an incident in which someone suffered a finger injury whilst working on a hatch. The incident occurred when a crewman was working on deck, and needed […]