A member has reported an incident in which a pipe-wrench weighing 1.2kg fell 15m to the deck. The incident occurred when hand tools were being hoisted up for use by […]
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
Lifeboat damaged whilst being lowered on davit
A member has reported an incident in which a lifeboat was damaged. The incident occurred when the davit was boomed out to lower the lifeboat. The lowering was part of […]
Able seaman injured by shifting cargo
The Marine Safety Forum (MSF) has published a Safety Flash regarding an incident in which a crewman was injured by unstable cargo that shifted when the vessel rolled.
Near-miss: Faulty lifebuoys discovered
A member has reported an incident in which defects were discovered on several lifebuoys aboard a company-owned vessel. During ‘routine’ life-saving appliance checks, it was noted the plug/stopper on one […]
Lost time injury (LTI): Crush injury – arm trapped by movement of crane block
A member has reported an incident in which a crew member broke his arm. The incident occurred as the vessel was approaching port when a crew member released the securings […]
Near-miss: Dropped object – turnbuckle pin
A member has reported a near miss incident in which a turnbuckle pin weighing approximately 2kg fell more than 12m to deck. The incident occurred on a third party construction […]
Lost time injury (LTI): Hand injury
A member has reported an incident in which a worker sustained a serious injury to his right hand. The incident occurred in an onshore mechanical workshop. The injured person was […]
Hand injury during O₂ handling and equipment maintenance
A member has reported an incident on a dive support vessel in which there was an explosion and a person suffered 2nd degree burns to his hands. The incident occurred […]
Damage to davit-mounted small boats
The Marine Safety Forum (MSF) published Safety Flashes 12-36 and 12-37 regarding damage to davit-mounted daughter craft. In the first instance, the damage was caused by the hull of the […]
Lifejacket recall – Mullion Compact 150N ISO 12402
The Marine Safety Forum (MSF) has published the following Safety Flash regarding a potential safety concern with the Mullion COMPACT150N ISO 12402 LIFEJACKET, once it is inflated. Mullion has recalled […]
Tombarra fall wire fatality: Updated reports
The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has published two updated reports on the investigation of the fatality of a rescue boat crewman on board Tombarra in February 2011. The […]
Diver injured during subsea lifting operations
A member has reported an incident in which a diver was struck and injured by a two tonne weight as it was being deployed from the vessel crane during subsea […]
MODU mooring line failure
The Marine Safety Forum (MSF) published Safety Flash 12-31 regarding an incident in which a MODU mooring line failed. The line was one of eight mooring lines for the MODU, […]
Near-miss: Potential fall when TMS protection gate came loose
A member has reported a near miss potential fall and dropped object incident in which a protection gate on a Tether Management System (TMS) was almost lost. The incident occurred […]
Lost time injury (LTI): Hand cut during cutting operations
A member has reported an incident in which a welder badly cut his hand using a hand-held circular cutting tool. The incident occurred when a sub-contractor welder was cutting off […]
Near-miss: Cement tank hatch failure
A member has reported an incident in which the hatch on a cement tank failed under pressure. The incident occurred when the cement tank was being pressurised to verify the […]
Inadvertent lowering of lifeboat
A member has reported an incident in which a lifeboat was inadvertently lowered to sea. The incident occurred during an unrelated lifting operation to move a steel plate. This was […]
Platform supply vessel comes into contact with fixed platform
The MSF has published a Safety Flash regarding an incident in which a platform supply vessel came into contact with the leg of a fixed platform, causing some slight damage […]
Near-miss: Failure of load during lifting
The Marine Safety Forum (MSF) published Safety Flash 12-28 regarding a near miss incident in which a 20 tonne subsurface buoy split in two and fell 30cm back onto the […]
Near-miss: Bell umbilical damage incident
A member has reported an incident in which a diving bell umbilical was damaged after it was trapped between the cursor and the bell. After completion of diving operations a […]
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