Alert 16 Apr 2025 Crew Member Overboard Incident During the routine retrieval of scallop gear on a fishing vessel a crew member fell overboard. The crew member had been standing forward waiting for the scallop gear to come alongside to attach a safety hook, a task that they had carried out numerous times. When the gear came alongside the crew memb… View Alert
Alert 16 Apr 2025 Confined Space Incident Whilst moored at the quayside a fishing vessels engineer found water in a cargo hold. The engineer attempted to use the bilge pump to remove the water but found a problem with the suction. It was thought that either the suction pipe in the hold well had a hole or the pipe end strainer might be block… View Alert
HVL 16 Apr 2025 Leak due to corrosion of incorrect material seal ring Who could be interested in this? Professionals responsible for: Process safety leadershipAsset integrity management,Operations & maintenance management,Equipment specification & procurement,Quality assurance & materials management, health & safety, equipment suppliers / manufacturers… View Learning
Alert 9 Apr 2025 Dropped Object from Crane Boom Tip Causing Injury to IP Foot During normal platform lifting operations, under no load, an object fell from the crane boom tip, descending a height of approximately 20m before deflecting off a container and striking the IP on the foot who was situated approximately 5m away. Subsequent investigation determined the dropped object … View Alert
Alert 9 Apr 2025 Safe Boarding Arrangements for Marine Pilots Defective / Non-compliant Pilot Ladders & Boarding Arrangements Defective / Non-compliant Pilot Ladders & Boarding Arrangements A number of incidents / safety concerns / observations have been reported recently indicating an increasing trend of vessels presenting unsafe pilot boarding arrang… View Alert
Alert 9 Apr 2025 Incidents occurring during decommissioning Given the increased focus in recent times on decommissioning of older installations and equipment, IMCA has put together a summary of incidents relating to decommissioning, that may be of interest to members. This summary includes a number of events or incidents over the last fifteen years that have… View Alert
Alert 9 Apr 2025 Crane cab fire caused by fridge On a vessel alongside, there was a fire in the cab of a crane. At 03:52 the fire alarm panel on the bridge sounded, displaying an indication that fire detection within the crane cab had activated. There were no work tasks being conducted on the crane at the time of the alarm. Two team members were s… View Alert
Alert 9 Apr 2025 Acetylene gas explosion There was a small explosion and fire when crew were working on an oxy-acetylene system. Two engineers were setting up a new oxygen and acetylene cylinder for testing. They installed a flash arrestor and hoses on the cylinder, ensuring they were free from oil and grease. One of the engineers opened t… View Alert
Alert 9 Apr 2025 Finger injury during manual handling An IMCA’s members’ utilities supplier in the United States reports a serious finger injury during manual handling Crew on a land-based site were working on some large (3m x 4m) steel frames used for shoring. The crew were disassembling the shoring. Most of the disassembly was complete when a steel b… View Alert
Alert 9 Apr 2025 Injuries during lifting operations A member reports two separate lifting activities involving failure of lifting equipment and resulting in minor injuries to nearby personnel. Event 1 While positioning for a lift the boom of a deck-mounted 1.5t folding crane was slewed and extended causing the overhaul ball to contact the sheave (two… View Alert
Alert 9 Apr 2025 LTI: rope under tension moved and hit person’s hand A member of the crew suffered a serious hand injury when struck by a rope under tension. The incident occurred when equipment in the sea was being retrieved to deck. It was necessary to attach a winch rope to stabilize the equipment as it was hauled aboard. While the equipment was being maneuvered, … View Alert
Alert 9 Apr 2025 Divers helmet struck and damaged subsea by crane hook During subsea spool tie-in operations, a crane hook unexpectedly struck a diver’s helmet. During subsea spool tie-in operations, divers were working on the seabed in poor visibility. After landing the pipe handling frame (PHF) on the seabed, the Diving Supervisor instructed the crane operator to lo… View Alert