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
Alert 24 Jul 2024 Dropped halogen lamp caused small fire During painting work taking place on a vessel during the hours of darkness, a halogen lamp fell from a scaffolding where the work was taking place, causing a small fire in a scaffold board below. Motormen and deck mechanics promptly responded, adhering to the appropriate emergency protocols, and the… View Alert
Alert 24 Jul 2024 Service lifts on offshore and onshore wind turbines A wind turbine service technician suffered serious injuries when his hand was trapped between fixed and moving parts of a service lift. The worker was able to place his hand into an aperture whilst sending the service lift down using the ‘one touch to operate’ external controls. The external control… View Alert
Alert 24 Jul 2024 ROV dropped to seabed During recovery of an ROV system, the ROV TMS (Tether Management System) experienced a problem latching to the LARS (Launch and Recovery System). The umbilical was damaged directly above the Docking Bullet on the TMS, and was then sheared by the A-Frame docking head latch mechanism. The ROV then dro… View Alert
HVL 5 Jul 2024 High Value Learning - Lifting Bridle Master Link Failures (updated 05/07/2024) This high value learning may be of interest to: Duty Holders Contracting companies Lifting teams Supply Chain Shipping and logistic companies Manufacturers of Cargo Carrying units (CCUs) Lifting equipment manufacturers, providers and end users During cargo handling operations there was a re… View Learning