Tag: lessons learned

IMCA provides lessons learned from an incident in which a person was descending the fixed ladder of a carousel manhole. He lost his footing on the last three rungs, approximately 87 cm from the flooring.

A recent Safety Flash by the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA), focuses on an incident in which, on a offshore field support vessel waiting on poor weather and experiencing high winds, the Day Signal mast on the roof of the wheelhouse broke off and part of it weighing 35kg, fell 16m to the main deck.

CHIRP Maritime has reported an incident where unsecured equipment in the accommodation area during rough weather created a hazardous working environment, potentially endangering the crew, passengers and vessel.

CHIRP Maritime has shared a reported event, where one of two Lift E-Foil lithium-ion batteries, stored inside a purpose-built battery storage box, was significantly warmer than the other, during a routine inspection by the deck crew.

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released an investigation report in which the liftboat L/B Robert was reported to be listing (tilting) alongside a stationary oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico near South Marsh Island Block 137, about 80 miles southeast of Lake Charles, Louisiana, on November 20, 2022, at 1256 local time.

A recent Safety Flash by the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA), focuses on an incident in which an electric chain hoist on the beam above one of the main engines in a vessel, was left unattended after use. 

IMCA provides lessons learned from an incident during saturation diving operations between bell runs and it was noted that Divers Hot Water Unit #2 had a water leak.

IMCA provides lessons learned from an incident during which a diver in the diving bell was hit and slightly injured by a water bottle containing a gallon of water (4.5kg).

Transport Malta has published an investigation report regarding an incident that took place, during the early hours of 07 October 2022, Port Gdynia was moored alongside in the port of Bata, Equatorial Guinea. Cargo operations had been stopped due to heavy rain and stevedores had left the vessel. 

Transport Malta has published an investigation report regarding an incident that took place on 18 July 2022, whilst Sunny Isles was en route from Al Jubail, Saudi Arabia, to Durban, South Africa, in a loaded condition, the second engineer was organizing and inspecting chain blocks in the engine-room, along with two other crew members.