Alert 27 May 2025 USCG: Hazardous Zone Markings and Safety Protocol Awareness The United States Coastguard (USCG) has published Safety Alert 04-25 relating to the importance of Hazardous Zone Markings and Safety Protocol Awareness. A recent marine incident involving a tri-fueled vessel (liquified natural gas (LNG), diesel, battery) that resulted in a fire and severe injuries… View Alert
Alert 27 May 2025 UK HSE: Risk of collision with offshore installations from attendant vessels View Alert
Alert 27 May 2025 Fatality following a fall from a wind turbine The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service, along with the UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE), has published a response to a fatal incident in which a crew member fell to their death from a yaw deck on a wind farm. The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service response is available here. Antonio Joao D… View Alert
Alert 27 May 2025 Gas Release During Removal of Gas Metering Probe During a fault-finding inspection, 3 Pressure Safety Valves (PSVs) in Gas Analyser Cabinets were identified without ID Tags. Due to the absence of ID tags and lack of traceable historical information, it was suspected that they had likely never been subject to the required maintenance. A plan was p… View Alert
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