Safety Flashes

A member has reported the following incident which occurred on one of its vessels during normal operations. One cell of a battery used on the engine popped out, causing a […]

During an owner’s annual inspection, serious corrosion attacks were found in integrated aluminium fresh water tanks, which required extensive repair. Brackets and stiffeners were found partly corroded through, as shown […]

We have been notified of the following incident in the drilling sector. An assistant driller and others were trying to lift the balancing frame to ‘guide line’ with the aid […]

Members should be aware of the following ‘Stop Use & Recall Notice’ issued by Mine Safety Appliances Company (MSA). The full list of products involved is available on request from […]

A member has reported that one of its vessels was trenching, during which time the ship was told to hold present speed with the tow wire payed in at the […]

We have been passed the following safety alert issued by the US Minerals Management Service. Recently, while two roustabouts were positioning a stand of pipe into a pipe rack finger […]

A member has reported that two Ikaros man-overboard light and smoke markers, manufactured by Hansson Pyrotech, were returned from one of its ships to its shore-based workshops. The units had […]

We have been passed the following, regarding an incident which resulted in cargo loss. While making a lift from a boat to the platform, the operator picked up a cargo […]

A member reports that while a diver was working on a grit-blasting operation, the grit hose parted from the coupling connection on deck. No one was injured and nothing was […]

We have been notified of the following incident, which occurred while a catalyst change-out was being undertaken. The job was shut down for lunch, a nitrogen purge was on, the […]

The following fatality, which occurred during a routine maintenance task on an elevator lift installed on a rig, has been reported to IMCA. The task being undertaken was to change […]

A member has reported the following incident which occurred onboard one of its vessels. Due to a sudden power fluctuation, evidenced by flickering lights, the chief engineer went to the […]

In October 1995, IMCA published guidance R 1/95 (now referred to as IMCA R 001 – Plastic spherical air-filled fishing buoys) referring to plastic spherical buoys, sometimes know as ‘Grimsby’ […]

We have been passed a recall notice, copied below, put out by Laerdal Medical Ltd regarding its Heartstart 3000 and 3000QR defibrillators.

We have been passed information on the following incident. A 2″ diameter pipeline dewatering hose had been deployed to the seabed, supported at 20 m intervals by cable socks (Chinese […]

A member has reported the following incident. A cargo barge loaded with 525 tons was moored to a pipelay barge, when one of the bollards on the cargo barge broke […]

A member has informed us of a serious incident that occurred when a person was injured while checking the service date on one of the man-overboard and buoy smoke marker […]

A member has reported this recent incident, concerning negative pressure when breaking containment in subsea pipework. During diving operations on a subsea manifold in 140 msw, work was being undertaken […]

A member has reported finding the ‘job-made’ lifting hook shown below, rough cut from half inch steel plate, during a routine safety check at a vendor’s shipyard. The lifting hook […]

Attached please find a caution notice recently received from Divex concerning the above.