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  • Divers helmet struck and damaged subsea by crane hook

    During subsea spool tie-in operations, a crane hook unexpectedly struck a diver’s helmet. 

    IMCA SF 04/25

    6 March 2025

    • Line of fire

  • Person fell in engine room and injured head

    An oiler sustained head injuries while working alone in the engine room.

    IMCA SF 04/25

    6 March 2025

  • MSF: Cook got chemicals in eye

    The Marine Safety Forum (MSF) published Safety Alert 24-10 relating to an incident in which a cook got chemicals splashed in the eye.

    IMCA SF 04/25

    6 March 2025

    • Line of fire

  • MAIB: Very serious leg injury during crane operations

    The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) published Accident Investigation Report 11/2024 into an incident where a crew person was seriously injured while operating a crane.

    IMCA SF 04/25

    6 March 2025

    • Safe mechanical lifting
    • Line of fire

  • Diver lifted off seabed

    A diver was lifted off the seabed when their umbilical was caught by a diving bell clump weight adjustment prior to bell recovery.

    IMCA SF 04/25

    6 March 2025

    • Line of fire
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