Tag: lessons learned

The Hong Kong Merchant Shipping presents lessons learned from a Hong Kong registered bulk carrier, which when berthed at a port for cargo loading, its aft spring line was caught under a tyre fender.

Hong Kong Merchant Shipping informs about an incident, where an electrician collapsed inside a cargo hold aft transverse bulkhead lower stool when testing the water ingress alarms.

Following the latest published Safety Flashes from IMCA, it is described a near miss incident due to damaged rig hose.

The UK Health and Safety Executive prosecuted a warehouse management solutions company after an employee was fatally electrocuted while servicing electrical equipment.The UK Health and Safety Executive prosecuted a warehouse management solutions company after an employee was fatally electrocuted while servicing electrical equipment.

In its recently released Safety Flashes, IMCA summarizes an incident of a damaged electrical cable. 

For a Marine Pilot, embarking and disembarking a ship is a challenging task. Pilot ladders is a simple and inexpensive way to embark and disembark a vessel at sea; however, many pilots are still being injured whilst embarking ships. Safe pilot transfers are the result of cooperation between vessel management and the pilot.

NTSB latest Safer Seas Digest includes lessons learned from US maritime incident investigations, highlighting many safety concerns in accident scenarios such as bridge strikes. Following analysis of 42 cases, occurred during 2020, NTSB warns that new lithium-ion battery hazards can be every bit as deadly as the worst storms.

National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority published a Safety Alert relating to an incident on an offshore facility.

Following the release of IMCA's Safety Flashes, there is an incident where a crane made contact with a pipelay tower handrail during a routine lifting operation, resulting in a serious dropped object event. 

In its recently-released Safety Flashes, IMCA summarizes a case where during offshore installation activities there was an unexpected release of the load resulting in it falling to the seabed.