Safety Flashes

IMCA has received a report of a DP run-off caused by operational changes to the DP system which led to the loss of all reference systems. The DP class 2 […]

IMCA has received the following report regarding corrosion to lifeboat parts which could have resulted in loss of life. An empty open lifeboat was lowered to the embarkation platform, when […]

A member has reported a small explosion on a vessel, resulting in a flash fire which caused minor burns to the hand of one crew member and slight damage to […]

A member has reported an incident in which one of its vessels suffered a DP drive-off during valve monitoring operations in open water. The wind was light – 5-10 knots […]

IMCA has received the attached safety alert regarding the Imenco Minilatch following an incident whereby an ROV fell from its launch and retrieval latch onto the deck of the support […]

A diving support vessel was installing a 24 tonne metallic cover onto a subsea valve. When this large object was deployed over the side of the vessel into the water, […]

A member has reported the following incident, which occurred during a diving operation from a DP diving support vessel. The diver was asked to inflate a 5 tonne air lift […]

IMCA has received a report on a small fire which occurred in the mess room of a production platform. A plastic tray had been left on top of a conveyor […]

IMCA has received a reports on a fatal incident during a lifting operation. A provisions crane was loading pallets onto a vessel using a pallet fork. After landing a pallet […]

IMCA has received the attached Divex HSE alert, which members should be aware of. See https://imcaweb.blob.core.windows.net/wp-uploads/2020/06/IMCASF-09-06.pdf

A member has reported an incident that occurred recently during planned, ‘routine’ pipe stalk rolling operations at a spool base. The incident resulted in serious injuries to one person. At […]

A member has reported a trapped pressure release incident in a dive system transfer chamber. The incident occurred onboard a diving support vessel undergoing commissioning of its saturation diving system […]

IMCA has been alerted to problems encountered with certain parts of the Rescue Scoop manufactured by Dacon a/s. This is a crane-operated rescue net for recovery of casualties from the […]

A member has reported a crane incident on one of its vessels. A crane hook snagged a piece of piping, which was lifted as the hook was raised. The piping […]

Further to Kirby Morgan Safety Notice #1 of 2005, Kirby Morgan Dive Systems Inc. has issued the attached Product Bulletin #2 of 2006, reporting out that, following recall of one-way […]

A member has reported a near-miss incident involving the use of hydrocarbon-based grease in an oxygen-rich environment. A diving supervisor had asked an electrician to remove a seized COâ‚‚ scrubber […]

Pains Wessex has announced a recall of its white collision warning (MK7) hand flares, item number 52651. The recall follows a recent incident in which an individual was seriously injured […]

IMCA has received a report of a near-miss involving workers entering a cargo tank. Workers descending a ladder into the tank found that there was no grating platform at the […]

IMCA has been advised of a near-miss accident that occurred during a fuel transfer operation. Whilst the vessel was in dry dock, fuel was accidentally transferred into a tank in […]

A member has reported an incident in which a diver sustained an injury to his hand. The incident occurring during diving operations that were part of the installation of mooring […]