Alert 15 May 2026 IMCA: Shifting cargo and deck spill during heavy weather A sodium chloride brine storage tank shifted approximately 0.5m during heavy weather conditions.To view this IMCA alert in full, click the 'Download Alert' button. View Alert
Alert 15 May 2026 IMCA: Machinery damaged through improper maintenance technique During an audit on an offshore vessel it was observed that the fuel oil purifier failed to self-discharge.To view this IMCA alert in full, click the 'Download Alert' button. View Alert
Alert 15 May 2026 IMCA: High Potential Near Miss: Dropped object due to contact with crane sheave A Dynamic Positioning (DP) beacon came into contact with sheave protection bars, resulting in the beacon and its holder assembly detaching and falling to the deck below.To view this IMCA alert in full, click the 'Download Alert' button. View Alert
Alert 15 May 2026 IMCA: Worker suffered crush injury while handling unstable steel plates Steel plates suddenly toppled over to the side trapping a worker's left hand and wrist between a frame and an emergency stop pedestal.To view this IMCA alert in full, click the 'Download Alert' button. View Alert
Alert 15 May 2026 Safer Together: Working with rotating equipment What Happened? A carousel sea fastening turnbuckle height needed to be adjusted to align with the padeye. The bottom section of the turnbuckle was not rotating freely. Crew deviated from instructions by lowering the turnbuckle into a 60 degree resting position and rotating the top section, instead o… View Alert
Alert 14 May 2026 Finger Injury Trends - Doors A member has reported a recent trend of finger injuries associated with people accessing and egressing through site doors.Incidents occurred when fingers were positioned within pinch points during opening or closing doors, or when doors behaved unexpectedly due to defects, pressure changes, or surro… View Alert
Alert 6 May 2026 Safer Together: What are you doing to ensure safe access between shore and vessels to prevent someone falling from height? What Happened? A vessel had just made fast at its berth and was being prepared for operational service. The Deck Rating was in the process of positioning the shore gangway to locate it on the mezzanine deck of the vessel. After climbing the access ladder from the main deck to the mezzanine deck, the… View Alert
Alert 6 May 2026 IMCA: Death of seafarer due to fall from crane cabin The Directorate General of Shipping (DGS) of India published Circular 04 2025 relating to an incident in which a seafarer took a fatal fall from a crane cabin. What happened?On a vessel at anchor awaiting berthing instructions, two crew members were tasked with cleaning the interiors of the cargo cr… View Alert
Alert 6 May 2026 IMCA: Unauthorised boarding and theft from vessel at anchor An unknown individual boarded a vessel at anchor during night hours.What happened?An unknown individual boarded a vessel at anchor during night hours. The intruder most likely accessed the vessel from the forward mooring area using a small boat, and entered the accommodation through an unsecured acc… View Alert
Alert 6 May 2026 IMCA: UK HSE: electrician seriously injured on onshore wind farm The UK HSE has fined a wind farm management company after a worker was seriously injured. See press release.What happened? A worker was sent to carry out maintenance work in an electrical substation at an onshore wind farm. There was an electrical flashover, and the worker suffered injuries resultin… View Alert
Alert 6 May 2026 IMCA: BSEE: Exterior Walkway separates from temporary living quarters, putting workers at risk The United States Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) has published Safety Alert 513, relating to an incident involving a third-floor walkway outside temporary living quarters on an offshore platform.What happened? Three workers were standing on an external third-floor walkway outs… View Alert
Alert 6 May 2026 IMCA: LTI – crew member squeezed between buoy and cargo rail During anchor handling operations, a crew member was crushed between a large buoy and a cargo rail. The crew member was freed and had to be med-evaced. The incident occurred when the deck crew was in the process of connecting two 5 ton sub-surface buoys to a chain adapter as part of a multi-step hoo… View Alert