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Incorrect gangway rigging

What happened A member reports several cases of gangways being rigged incorrectly. Incident 1 What went wrong What was put right Lessons learned Incident 2 What went wrong A Platform […]

| Included in IMCA Safety Flash 02/23

Lost ROV incident

What happened? An ROV got trapped inside the platform structure due to strong tidal current. Subsequently the tether was damaged, and the ROV lost power and telemetry. Attempts to free […]

| Included in IMCA Safety Flash 02/23

Umbilical management – near miss

What happened A diver was working with the barge crane to remove two sleepers from under a newly installed 16” x 45 ft (40cm x 13.5m) repair spool. The crane […]

| Included in IMCA Safety Flash 02/23

Safety Flashes – a summary of 2022

This is a summary of the 29 IMCA Safety Flashes published during 2022. All the published safety events or incidents are available on the IMCA website as individual web pages […]

| Included in IMCA Safety Flash 01/23

Open toed shoes on an escalator (not work related)

What happened A member reports an incident in which someone got their leisure footwear (sandals) caught in an escalator and narrowly escaped a serious injury to their foot. Someone’s right […]

| Included in IMCA Safety Flash 29/22




MAIB: Engine room fire flashover

The Marine Accident Investigation Branch Safety Digest 2/2022 includes an incident in which there was a flashover in a vessel engine room. What happened A high speed ferry was on […]

| Included in IMCA Safety Flash 29/22

BSEE: Unsafe chemical use and disposal

The United States Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) has published Safety Alert #450 relating to several incidents involving the improper use or disposal of chemicals. Incident 1: During […]

| Included in IMCA Safety Flash 28/22



Accidental swallowing of paint thinners

What happened? A crew member thought they were drinking water from a used mineral water bottle and actually drank paint thinners by mistake. The content of the bottle was not […]

| Included in IMCA Safety Flash 28/22

MAIB: Worker falls between vessel and quay

The Marine Accident Investigation Branch Safety Digest 2/2022 includes an incident in which a shore worker fell 8m between vessel and quay, suffering significant injuries. What happened A shore worker […]

| Included in IMCA Safety Flash 28/22

MAIB: A scalding injury

What happened The Marine Accident Investigation Branch Safety Digest 2/2022 includes an incident in which an engineer suffered severe scalding to his face. The incident occurred during rounds, when a […]

| Included in IMCA Safety Flash 27/22


LTI: burns to forearms

What happened? During pipe coating application work at a third-party sub-contractor worksite, a worker received serious burns to both forearms, that resulted in an LTI. The injury occurred at the […]

| Included in IMCA Safety Flash 27/22

LTI: person suffered serious crush injuries

What happened During offshore drilling operations, a drilling assistant sustained serious crush injuries, resulting in several weeks away from work.  He was injured when he leaned out of the rooster […]

| Included in IMCA Safety Flash 27/22

MAIB: “pinkie is no longer perkie”

What happened The Marine Accident Investigation Branch Safety Digest 2/2022 includes an incident in which a crew member on a large cargo vessel lost part of their finger while passing […]

| Included in IMCA Safety Flash 27/22

Connection failure during lifting operation

What happened? On a windfarm installation vessel, there was a connection failure during operations. During lowering and rotating of the Vibro Lifting Tool (VLT) into the skidding frame for the […]

| Included in IMCA Safety Flash 26/22

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