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
Alert 9 Apr 2025 Diver lifted off seabed A diver was lifted off the seabed when their umbilical was caught by a diving bell clump weight adjustment prior to bell recovery. When moving from the bell to the worksite, a bight of the Starboard Diver 2’s umbilical fouled on the port bell clump weight. When the port bell was raised to a short ma… View Alert
Alert 9 Apr 2025 Very serious leg injury during crane operations The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) published Accident Investigation Report 11/2024 into an incident where a crew person was seriously injured while operating a crane. On 16 August 2022, the second officer of the UK registered survey and supply vessel Kommandor Orca sustained crush in… View Alert
Alert 9 Apr 2025 Person fell in engine room and injured head An oiler was injured when working alone in the engine room. He was moving a heavy cylinder head into position so that it could be lifted using a chain block. He used a pipe to pivot the cylinder to move it. At the same time, he was standing in an elevated area and his back was facing a lower area. T… View Alert
Alert 9 Apr 2025 Cook got chemicals in eye The Marine Safety Forum (MSF) published Safety Alert 24-10 relating to an incident in which a cook got chemicals splashed in the eye. The incident occurred during the routine cleaning of the galley after dinner service was complete. The vessel cook used Foaming Oven Cleaner which contained Sodium Hy… View Alert
Alert 3 Apr 2025 Potential Dropped Object During routine lifting operations in the North Sea, a container was hoisted from the vessel's main deck to the installation cargo deck. Upon landing, the bosun noticed significant corrosion on a tie-back handle mount, which caused the tie-back to loosen. This could have resulted in a dropped object … View Alert
Alert 3 Apr 2025 Spill During Bulk Transfer During offshore operations the vessel was lined up to receive Offshore Contaminated Bulk Liquid (Slops) from the rig. When the transfer started the bridge crew noticed a spray / mist from the strainer on the port side. An “All stop” was called and rig quickly stopped the transfer. Approximately 4 li… View Alert
Alert 3 Apr 2025 Crew transfer vessel (CTV) drifts onto turbine tower A CTV drifted into and hit a nearby structure at 0.5 knots. A crew transfer from a CTV to a Service Operation Vessel (SOV) was successfully completed. The SOV was 180 metres from a wind turbine generator (WTG) on the field. The CTV moved away from the SOV and propulsion controls were set to zero, an… View Alert