A member’s diving support vessel (DSV) had recently completed a period of maintenance with some minor work on the saturation chamber system, which included door hinge realignment. During pressurisation of […]
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A member’s diving support vessel (DSV) had recently completed a period of maintenance with some minor work on the saturation chamber system, which included door hinge realignment. During pressurisation of […]
A member has reported the failure of a transfer under pressure (TUP) door hydraulic actuator. After divers had transferred from the chamber into the bell, an attempt was made to […]
A member has reported an incident in which wire inserts parted in two anchor lines of a semi-submersible accommodation unit connected to a fixed platform during extreme weather conditions (9 […]
A member has reported that a weld on an eight-year-old Kirby Morgan neck clamp arrangement has failed. Kirby Morgan Dive Systems has indicated to the company that this may have […]
A member has reported that a diver sustained a high pressure water injection injury whilst using a recently developed 4500 psi cavitation water blaster. During marine growth removal operations […]
The Norwegian Maritime Directorate has issued the attached press release regarding measures it is introducing, in co-operation with the shipping industry, following the Bourbon Dolphin incident. Members will be interested […]
A member has reported an incident in which an employee was injured whilst working with a forklift truck. Two crew members had placed slings on a pipe and planned to […]
A member has reported a near-miss incident in which the safety valve assembly of a twin cylinder hyperbaric fire extinguisher blew off during ‘routine’ checks. A mechanical technician was carrying […]
IMCA has been asked to publicise the attached HSE alert HSE001-2007 issued by Divex regarding problems with valve seat retainers. See https://imcaweb.blob.core.windows.net/wp-uploads/2020/06/IMCASF-02-07.pdf for details.
IMCA has been asked to publicise the attached safety bullet #1 of 2007 issued by Kirby Morgan Dive Systems Inc. entitled Helmet Shell Repair Caution. See https://imcaweb.blob.core.windows.net/wp-uploads/2020/06/IMCASF-02-07.pdf for details.
A member has reported an incident which occurred during a severe storm, whereby a grill fryer in the galley broke loose from its floor mountings and toppled over. A steward […]
A member has relayed a report of an incident involving a reel containing pipe under tension at a third party’s onshore facility. An employee, unaware that the pipe was under […]
IMCA has received a report of a near-miss resulting from a failure of a chain lever hoist being used in a subsea operation. The hoist had a safe working load […]
IMCA has received a report of a near-miss incident wherein a taut wire weight narrowly missed two divers before coming to rest next to a subsea structure. There was no […]
IMCA has received a report of a DP run-off caused by operational changes to the DP system which led to the loss of all reference systems. The DP class 2 […]
IMCA has received the following report regarding corrosion to lifeboat parts which could have resulted in loss of life. An empty open lifeboat was lowered to the embarkation platform, when […]
A member has reported a small explosion on a vessel, resulting in a flash fire which caused minor burns to the hand of one crew member and slight damage to […]
A member has reported an incident in which one of its vessels suffered a DP drive-off during valve monitoring operations in open water. The wind was light – 5-10 knots […]
IMCA has received the attached safety alert regarding the Imenco Minilatch following an incident whereby an ROV fell from its launch and retrieval latch onto the deck of the support […]
A diving support vessel was installing a 24 tonne metallic cover onto a subsea valve. When this large object was deployed over the side of the vessel into the water, […]
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