Tag: lessons learned

Peter Videcrantz, Technology Director at Danelec details the maritime accident investigation into the sinking of the merchant vessel SS El Faro, highlighting both the challenges of retrieving VDRs from the ocean floor and the benefits to maritime safety of the data they record and store.

The Bahamas Maritime Authority has issued a safety alert to share lessons to be learned from the death of a subcontractor, working at height on a pipe laying vessel.

Oessur Hilduberg, Head of the Danish Maritime Accident Board (DMAIB), explains that the investigation bodies now use a variety of new data collection strategies and analytical frameworks. This methodological shift is based on the recognition that marine operations are complex in nature, and has a substantial effect on what can be learned from accidents.

Marcelo Covelli who is the National Director of the Marine and Inland Waters Investigations Directorate of the Transport Safety Board (Junta de Seguridad en el Transporte) of Argentina,  highlights the importance of considering the human and organizational factors from a systemic approach in an incident investigation.

A recent IMCA Safety Flash focuses on an incident in which, a gantry crane hoist wire parted causing a load to drop, causing injury and damage to equipment.

A recent IMCA Safety Flash focuses on an incident in which, a bosun suffered a broken leg when a heavy sheave he was trying to manoeuvre, fell against him.

A recent IMCA Safety Flash focuses on an incident in which, control was lost of a vessel and it almost ran aground as a result. Fortunately, the crew were able to regain control before the vessel grounded, and the voyage continued safely.

A recent IMCA Safety Flash focuses on an incident in which, water got into Lithium-ion batteries in equipment for use subsea, causing an explosion.

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued an investigation report regarding the cruise ship Radiance of the Seas struck and damaged a mooring dolphin, in Alaska.

A recent IMCA Safety Flash focuses on an incident in which, Dive Technicians on a routine walkaround noticed an alarm from the LARS for the dive bells, during a vessel transit to an offshore field.