Alert 9 Nov 2023 Potential Dropped Object 4kg Shackle left on top of a backloaded mud skip. After removing the lashings from backloaded cargo to be ready for discharge in port, a large 4kg shackle was placed on top of a mud skip by vessel crew and was forgotten about with the unit subsequently being discharged to shore. One day later the q… View Alert
Alert 2 Nov 2023 Fire in ROV Workshop A crew member noticed smoke coming from the ROV workshop and reported a fire. To view this IMCA safety alert in full, click the 'Download Alert' button above and refer to section 5 of the document. View Alert
Alert 2 Nov 2023 Fire-fighting equipment in poor condition Several 50kg wheeled dry powder fire extinguishers on board a vessel were found to have low pressure and heavy signs of corrosion. This was discovered during an audit walk-around by shore-based personnel. Fire extinguishers being absolutely crucial safety equipment on a vessel, they should be maint… View Alert
Alert 2 Nov 2023 Fire extinguisher fails during pressure testing A member reports a recent incident involving the failure of a 5kg CO2 fire extinguisher during hydrostatic pressure testing. The extinguisher, rated to 200bar, was being tested to a pressure of 300bar. The incident occurred when the test pressure reached 196 bar. The extinguisher was 13 years old. N… View Alert
Alert 2 Nov 2023 Serious LTI - Person struck in rigging accident During the loading of subsea hatch covers onto a vessel, a member of the rigging crew was struck and badly injured by a 55 Te shackle connected to a steel wire sling and fibre lifting sling, which formed part of the lifting arrangement used to lift the covers. The hatch cover was safely landed on de… View Alert
Alert 2 Nov 2023 Near miss: dropped object during lifeboat testing During launch testing of a lifeboat, a turnbuckle and shackle weighing 7kg fell 23m from the davit onto the boat, landing within a metre of a worker hooking up the falls at the lifeboat hatch. The worker was physically unharmed; there was some cosmetic damage to the lifeboat. To view this IMCA safet… View Alert
Alert 2 Nov 2023 Dropped Metal Wedge A pin was required to be pulled on a hinge system for the dynamic gangway system on a walk-2-walk vessel. As part of this task metal wedges were used to hold some of the gangway components in place. The job of pulling the pins was not going as expected due to space limitations, the effects of surfa… View Alert
Alert 27 Oct 2023 Anaphylaxis from exposure to allergen Prior to site mobilisation, a worker disclosed they had a nut allergy.At site, a food item containing nuts was prepared and frozen. The food was stored in the freezer without any allergen labelling.The Galley team from the next shift plated this item for consumption – it was placed on the same dish … View Alert
Alert 26 Oct 2023 Messenger Line in Propeller A multi-purpose vessel was required to assist a tanker to connect to the transfer hose of an integrated pipeline and manifold system on the seabed, commonly called a Single Anchor Loading (SAL) operation. The job entailed the multi-purpose vessel using the dynamic positioning joystick to maintain p… View Alert
Alert 26 Oct 2023 LTI – Partial Thickness Burns from Cooling Water The incident occurred on a Platform Supply Vessel while in operation. In the early morning hours, the Engine Alarm System was activated due to low level in High Temperature (HT) cooling water system on diesel generator no.1. The 1st. Engineer examined the diesel generator no.1 and quickly identified… View Alert
Alert 26 Oct 2023 Rescue Craft Fuel Isolation Valves During a boat transfer using the vessels Daughter Craft, both engines stopped whilst the craft was in transit. the crew conducted an initial investigation and found that the fuel valves were in the closed position, the valves were opened, and a single engine started, the Daughter Craft managed to co… View Alert
Alert 20 Oct 2023 Restricted Work Case classification - Finger Injury Scaffold work activities were being carried out on an installation. The IP was in the process of constructing an outboard scaffold at the time of the event working on the top level of the scaffolding structure. Space was restricted due to the cross sections and bracings. As the IP was walking acros… View Alert