A member has reported an incident during a dive support vessel transit from port to an offshore location, a diver sustained an injury to two fingers of his left hand. […]
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
Dive bell gas loss during internal bell checks
A member has reported that the aft dive bell onboard a dive support vessel suffered a gas loss while pre-dive bell internal checks were being carried out. One diver (the […]
Diver entrapment
A member has reported an incident wherein a diver became trapped by a water jet weight coat removal (WCR) tool, which he was attempting to secure to a twenty inch […]
Schat Harding Product Awareness Notice – Free-fall lifeboat hooks
Members are alerted to the attached Product Awareness Notice issued by Schat Harding in relation to its free-fall hook, type FFH13.
Winch drum failure: Deep water operations
Following an incident which involved the failure of the structure of a winch drum in a new lifting system with a load suspended at over 2,000 metres water depth on […]
Counterfeit hydrostatic release mechanisms for life-rafts
Members’ attention is drawn to the attached warning from the Swedish Maritime Safety Inspectorate which has been passed to IMCA, relating to the sale of faulty counterfeit hydrostatic release mechanisms […]
Dangers of medicine abuse
A member has reported two incidents highlighting the dangers of the inappropriate use of prescribed medicine. On two different offshore vessels personnel took prescription medication that was not prescribed for […]
Anchor drag near-miss incident
A member has reported a near-miss incident in which a barge anchor was dragged approximately 300 metres along the seabed and came within metres of a live export pipeline. Following […]
Failure of pipe handling system causes injuries and fatalities
A member has reported an incident in which the failure of a J-lay pipe-handling system caused two pipes to be dropped, one of which caused injuries to eight people, four […]
Mini transponder falling from crane wire to deck
A member has reported an incident in which a mini transponder attached to the crane wire came loose and fell 20m to the deck. A 35m long pennant wire with […]
Failure of lifting padeye
A member has reported a near miss in which a member of an ROV team spotted that one padeye on the tether management system winch was at an unusual angle. […]
Uncontrolled movement of crane jib during inspection
A member has reported an incidence of uncontrolled movement of a crane jib during inspection operations. The crane boom/knuckle had been lowered to deck to enable access to the main […]
Failure of webbing strop during lifting operations
A member has reported an incident in which a webbing strop failed during a lifting operation onboard a vessel. The rigging crew found it necessary to reposition the mattress lifting […]
Stored energy – injury sustained whilst removing metal straps
A member has reported an incident in which a crane operator suffered a lost time injury. A team comprising three crane operators, acting as riggers and under the supervision of […]
Fatality: struck down by falling object during lifting operation
An incident has been reported in which a shipyard worker was struck and killed by a falling object whilst working in a ballast tank. The incident occurred during the dry […]
Accidental shutdown of main engines
A member has reported an incident in which a vessel’s main engines were inadvertently shut down. During transit, the vessel was rolling considerably and as a result the door of […]
Fire risks of intermediate bulk containers (IBCs)
Members’ attention is drawn to a recent communication from the UK Health & Safety Executive (HSE) regarding the fire performance of composite or plastic IBCs. These are widely used for […]
Pallet lifter failure
A member has reported an incident in which a pallet lifting frame suffered a catastrophic failure. Various stores were being lifted onboard a company vessel during a recent mobilisation. A […]
Laptop battery fire and explosion
A member has reported an incident which highlights the potential hazards of the lithium-ion batteries used in laptop computers. The incident occurred offshore in the accommodation on A member’s vessel. […]
Near-miss incident involving a diver’s umbilical
The UK Association of Diving Contractors (ADC) has issued ADC Safety Alert 3/08 – Very Near miss incident Involving a Divers Umbilical – a copy of which is attached. Although […]
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