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Near-miss: Dropped object from crane

A member has reported a near miss incident in which there was a dropped object from a crane. A protection bar from the small hook on the main crane came […]

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Dropped object near-miss: Crane rest damage

A member has reported an incident in which a section of H-beam steel plate fell from a crane boom rest.  The incident occurred during the booming up of the vessel’s […]

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Dropped object awareness

The MSF has published safety alert 16-19 on dropped object awareness. The contents of the safety alert are based on a submission from one vessel owner. The issue of dropped […]

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High potential near-miss: Dropped object

A member has reported a high potential dropped object near miss incident. The incident occurred in a workshop location ashore. A section of metal panelling, which weighed 5.6kg, came loose […]

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Dropped object – Failure of split head elbow on bolts

A member has reported two failures of bolts on the split head elbow resulting in two dropped object incidents this year and similar incidents in recent years. During pipelay operations, […]

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Dropped object: Signage dropped from crane boom

A member has reported an incident in which a piece of metal fell from a crane boom. The incident occurred on a vessel whilst alongside during the testing of the […]

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Potential dropped object: Inbound cargo

The Marine Safety Forum (MSF) has published a safety alert regarding a potential dropped object. Back-loading of a large piece of equipment took place from an offshore location. Subsequently on […]

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Dropped object: Tank dog

The MSF has published a safety alert regarding an incident in which a hatch securing ‘dog’ was found on the cargo deck of a platform supply vessel (PSV). The item […]

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