Safety Flashes

A recent incident has been reported in which there was a failure of both the primary and back up slings of a ‘Frog’ personnel transfer capsule, which was under low […]

A member has reported a number of incidents of uncontrolled lifts of a hinged deck hatch which resulted in damage to equipment onboard a vessel. There was no injury to […]

A member has identified a potentially serious hazard on a tugger winch, temporarily installed on a vessel deck, wherein a hand could be ‘drawn in’ between the winch drum cheek […]

A member has reported that a weld failed on the medical lock door assembly of a hyperbaric rescue chamber. The incident occurred during a pressure test of the system and […]

A member has reported that a diver lost control of an air lift bag being used as a diver aid during construction activities. The lift bag had a lifting capacity […]

A member has reported an incident in which a number of subsurface buoys – used as part of the anchoring system for a semi-submersible accommodation unit – broke loose and […]

A member’s diving support vessel (DSV) had recently completed a period of maintenance with some minor work on the saturation chamber system, which included door hinge realignment. During pressurisation of […]

A member has reported the failure of a transfer under pressure (TUP) door hydraulic actuator. After divers had transferred from the chamber into the bell, an attempt was made to […]

A member has reported an incident in which wire inserts parted in two anchor lines of a semi-submersible accommodation unit connected to a fixed platform during extreme weather conditions (9 […]

A member has reported that a weld on an eight-year-old Kirby Morgan neck clamp arrangement has failed. Kirby Morgan Dive Systems has indicated to the company that this may have […]

A member has reported that a diver sustained a high pressure water injection injury whilst using a recently developed 4500 psi cavitation water blaster.   During marine growth removal operations […]

The Norwegian Maritime Directorate has issued the attached press release regarding measures it is introducing, in co-operation with the shipping industry, following the Bourbon Dolphin incident. Members will be interested […]

A member has reported an incident in which an employee was injured whilst working with a forklift truck. Two crew members had placed slings on a pipe and planned to […]

A member has reported a near-miss incident in which the safety valve assembly of a twin cylinder hyperbaric fire extinguisher blew off during ‘routine’ checks. A mechanical technician was carrying […]

IMCA has been asked to publicise the attached HSE alert HSE001-2007 issued by Divex regarding problems with valve seat retainers. See https://imcaweb.blob.core.windows.net/wp-uploads/2020/06/IMCASF-02-07.pdf for details.

IMCA has been asked to publicise the attached safety bullet #1 of 2007 issued by Kirby Morgan Dive Systems Inc. entitled Helmet Shell Repair Caution. See https://imcaweb.blob.core.windows.net/wp-uploads/2020/06/IMCASF-02-07.pdf for details.

A member has reported an incident which occurred during a severe storm, whereby a grill fryer in the galley broke loose from its floor mountings and toppled over. A steward […]

A member has relayed a report of an incident involving a reel containing pipe under tension at a third party’s onshore facility. An employee, unaware that the pipe was under […]

IMCA has received a report of a near-miss resulting from a failure of a chain lever hoist being used in a subsea operation. The hoist had a safe working load […]

IMCA has received a report of a near-miss incident wherein a taut wire weight narrowly missed two divers before coming to rest next to a subsea structure. There was no […]