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Safety Flashes – a review of 2024
This is a short summary of the 24 IMCA Safety Flashes published during 2024.
IMCA SF 01/25
23 January 2025
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Structural failure of rescue boat
A rescue boat suffered a catastrophic structural failure whilst unattended on the davit.
IMCA SF 24/24
17 December 2024
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High potential: spontaneous opening of hydraulic release shackle (HRS) pin
During lifting operations on a vessel, a hydraulic release shackle pin opened on its own.
IMCA SF 24/24
17 December 2024
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NTSB: diesel generator engine failure
The National Transportation Safety Board of the United States (NTSB) published "Safer Seas Digest 2023".
IMCA SF 24/24
17 December 2024
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LTI: fall from height during anchor chain handling operation
A worker fell through an opening from one deck to another, and was injured as a result.
IMCA SF 24/24
17 December 2024
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