Tag: lessons learned

UK MAIB announced the publication of the first Safety Digest of 2023 featuring a collection of lessons learned from latest marine accidents involving vessels from the merchant, fishing and recreational sectors.

A recent IMCA Safety Flash focuses on an incident in which three engineering crew members were involved in the manual handling of a bunker hose from an upper storage area to a lower deck storage area accessed via a spiral staircase, to provide lessons learned.

A recent IMCA Safety Flash focuses on an incident in which a member of the crew fell over in the bathroom of his cabin while the vessel was rolling violently, and suffered a minor head injury as a result, to provide lessons learned.

A recent IMCA Safety Flash focuses on an incident in which a crew member stepped out of the bathroom onto the cabin mat, when the mat slipped resulting in the crew member falling backwards, striking his lower back on the base of the bathroom door frame, to provide lessons learned. 

A recent IMCA Safety Flash focuses on an incident in which there was a spillage of oil-based mud from a vessel alongside, to provide lessons learned.

A recent IMCA Safety Flash focuses on an incident in which a life raft was attached/connected incorrectly to the life raft cradle, during an onshore visit to a vessel,to provide lessons learned.

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued an investigation report regarding an incorrect estimate of a crane’s boom height led to contact with the Houma Twin Span Bridge last year in Houma, Louisiana.

As the UK MAIB describes in its latest Safety Digest, a potential fire hazards from flexible hose installations identified following a fire on board the cargo ship. 

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued an investigation report regarding a deteriorated bollard led to a mobile offshore drilling unit breaking away and colliding with a cargo vessel in Pascagoula, Mississippi last year. The breakaway resulted in nearly $5 million in damages.

A recent IMCA Safety Flash focuses on an incident in which a lift bag while being inflated, ascended through the engineered rigging arrangement and was caught by the contingency rigging, during the over-boarding of a spool, to provide lessons learned.