Alert 8 Aug 2024 Load lost from lorry on public road – inadequate securing of cargo During the transportation of equipment, a load became free of its single retention strap and fell off a lorry onto a public road. The load fell off while passing a roundabout at low speed. The loads which fell off were stacked on top of each other and included large hoses on a wooden pallet, each lo… View Alert
Alert 8 Aug 2024 Unsecured cargo inside box broke lose and fell A load of cargo being lifted onto a vessel destabilised and the cargo, weighing over 400kg, fell approx. 5m from the load onto the vessel deck. This high potential near miss incident occurred when materials were being lifting from the quay onto a vessel alongside. A pallet containing two closed wood… View Alert
Alert 8 Aug 2024 Side scuttle (porthole) knocked out by wave impact While a platform supply vessel was on passage through heavy seas, a large wave hit the vessel and a side scuttle (porthole) in one of the cabins broke loose from its frame, and was violently propelled across the cabin. A crew member sleeping in the cabin at the time was awakened by the impact and in… View Alert
Alert 6 Aug 2024 Operating Process Equipment - Loss of Containment An inlet separator water boot level control valve failed to close at a Gas Processing Facility, causing both water and gas blow-by to the puraceptor. The on-call Operator assumed the valve had failed closed. The Loss of Containment was identified by the Operator when they arrived on site the next mo… View Alert
Alert 24 Jul 2024 Operating a vessel - Person in the line of fire An LPG carrier vessel was alongside a terminal preparing for a scheduled LPG loading activity. After the LPG carrier was secured, one of the aft mooring lines (aft breast line) that connected to the facility mooring hook parted. Infield Support Vessels (tugs) were used to hold the vessel against the… View Alert
Alert 24 Jul 2024 Bunker hose damaged during connection During offshore bunkering operations, the bunker hose was damaged when it was stretched. A vessel passed the bunker hose to the supply vessel using the crane. The crew of the supply vessel received the bunker hose and tied it off. The crew then noticed possible damage to the bunker hose. The hose wa… View Alert
Alert 24 Jul 2024 Emergency musters and drills Incident 1 – Emergency button stuck During an emergency drill, it was found that the General Emergency alarm on the bridge was delayed whilst being activated. Further investigation revealed that dedicated Emergency button was stuck, and it failed to perform its function in a timely way during the … View Alert
Alert 24 Jul 2024 Electric shock after water ingress to switch A shore representative visiting the vessel experienced an electric shock after touching an electrical switch in the steering room. Stop the Work authority was exercised; the electrical switch was immediately isolated and subsequently removed for investigation. To view this IMCA safety alert in full,… View Alert
Alert 24 Jul 2024 Equipment fell on someone’s leg causing injury Whilst a worker was moving one piece of equipment, another piece of equipment shifted and fell onto his leg, causing an injury. The person was cleaning the bow thruster room which was also used to store parts. He intended to move a portable submersible pump, but another piece of equipment (an auxili… View Alert
Alert 24 Jul 2024 Loss of pressure to diver’s primary air supply A diver working underwater experienced a pressure drop from the primary HP supply regulator. The diver was recovered safely, and tests were subsequently carried out on the surface, and the same pressure loss was observed. The regulator was removed from the panel, stripped, and inspected. During the … View Alert
Alert 24 Jul 2024 A slip into the hold A crew person was working on a bulkhead locking bolt at the forward end of a hold on a cargo vessel and slipped and fell to the bottom of the hold, resulting in an open fracture to the upper arm. The incident occurred after dark in rainy conditions. Wearing a safety harness with a lanyard and safety… View Alert
Alert 24 Jul 2024 Man overboard – unguarded opening A crew member fell overboard from a vessel approaching port in the early hours of morning. The deck crew were preparing the ship’s mooring lines for berthing when, during an attempt to pass a heaving line around a structural pillar next to a fairlead, the crew member lost balance and fell overboard … View Alert