Platform supply vessel comes into contact with fixed platform
- Safety Flash
- Published on 24 July 2012
- Generated on 11 April 2025
- IMCA SF 08/12
- 1 minute read
The MSF has published a Safety Flash regarding an incident in which a platform supply vessel came into contact with the leg of a fixed platform, causing some slight damage to the leg.
The immediate cause was found to be mechanical failure of a relay in the engine control system.
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