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IMCA presents an incident which occurred onboard a vessel when sparks from hot work on the deck fell into a thruster room.
Read moreDetailsIMCA presents an incident which occurred onboard a vessel when sparks from hot work on the deck fell into a thruster room.
Read moreDetailsLifeboats and rescue boats play a crucial role in emergency situations, and their proper maintenance and inspection are essential for saving lives.
Read moreDetailsHotwork is any work which may cause ignition of combustible gases, vapour or liquids adjacent to the area involved. Welding or burning and any other work which might produce a spark, including electrical work and the use of non-intrinsically safe electrical equipment, drilling into or grinding of a structure in way of tanks and pipelines which have or may have carried hydrocarbon liquids or gases, are considered as hot work.
Read moreDetailsIn September 2023, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) carried out Performance-Based Risk Inspections (PBRIs) for 22 production and well operation sites in the Gulf of Mexico.
Read moreDetailsBurning and welding are among activities most likely to produce fire on board. Many fire incidents have resulted from the ignition of combustible materials or the ignition of structures or debris near the hot work area. However, these activities can be performed safely, if proper precautions are taken both before and during such work.
Read moreDetailsCombustible materials left unprotected near hot work led to a fire on a passenger vessel in New Orleans, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said. The fire resulted in $1.5 million in damages to the vessel.
Read moreDetailsNTSB published a report on March 23rd, 2022, concerning a fire that was reported on the commercial fish processor Aleutian Falcon while the vessel was docked for repairs at the Trident Seafoods shipyard in Tacoma, Washington.
Read moreDetailsTransport Malta issued an investigation report on the fatal burn injury of a fitter onboard the bulk carrier 'Iolcos Unity' in June 2020. The incident occurred as the fitter was using an angle grinder which generated sparks on its covered-with-oil overall.
Read moreDetailsRMI issued an investigation report on the fatal electrocution of a fitter onboard the tanker ANGEL 17 while underway in South Pacific in October 2020. After the incident, the company’s SMS was amended to require using insulating mats for any electrical welding in wet or damp areas.
Read moreDetailsFollowing the release of Swedish Club's casebook, it is described a case where a container vessel had caught fire during hot work.
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