Tag: lessons learned

IMCA reports an incident in which someone suffered a finger injury whilst working on a hatch. The incident occurred when a crewman was working on deck, and needed to lift an escape hatch cover to the machinery spaces. He raised the hatch cover using one of the fitted handles, but was unaware of a pinch point created between the handle and an upright pipe behind – his finger was caught in this pinch point, causing an injury to the fingertip.

IMCA reports an incident in which someone inadvertently took a mouthful of a hazardous substance. The incident occurred when the Bosun was tasked with conducting routine chipping and painting on deck. Feeling thirsty, he noticed two plastic bottles with drinking water labels on the table next to the accommodation entrance. He opened the cap of one the bottles and took a gulp – he immediately tasted solvent and spat out the liquid, before seeking first aid treatment.

IMCA reports an incident in which a seaman suffered a serious finger injury whilst lifting and moving heavy shackles. The incident occurred whilst he was working on deck with the Bosun, colour-code painting of the shackles and moving the shackles on to the rack after the job had been completed.

IMCA has issued new Safety Flash including key safety matters and lessons learned from near miss incident due to equipment failure. The incident reported occurred during an embarkation offshore, in which a rope on a pilot ladder snapped. The person boarding the vessel managed to hold onto the hand line which was rigged alongside the pilot ladder, thus preventing himself from falling overboard.

IMCA has issued new Safety Flash including key safety matters and lessons learned from near miss incident due to equipment failure. The incident occurred during the mooring of the daughter craft at a shore-side facility.

On 2 March 2015, a deck officer on board the LNG carrier, Zarga, suffered severe head injuries when he was struck by a mooring rope that had parted while repositioning the vessel at the South Hook LNG terminal, Milford Haven. The officer, who was in charge of the vessel’s forward mooring party, was airlifted to a specialist head injuries trauma unit for emergency surgery

A bosun on board a Hong Kong registered ship was smashed to death by waves suddenly washing over the forecastle deck when he attempted to close a weather-tight door on weather deck at rough sea.

During recovery of a rescue boat of a Hong Kong registered ship, the hoisting wire rope parted and resulted in the rescue boat falling into the water. One crewmember died and two others injured.

The Nautical Institute has issued Mars Report regarding an accident in which incinerator safety devices bypassed and provides lessons learned for the proper use of safety devices. NI says that safety devices are there to protect you, so don't be tempted to bypass them, particularly when working alone.

The European Commission presented the new EU operational guidelines for ships in need of assistance. Work on these guidelines started following the MSC Flaminia incident when a fire broke out on board a German-flagged vessel, which was subsequently left adrift on the high seas for weeks until Germany agreed to allow the stricken ship to enter its territorial waters.