Tag: lessons learned

An underrated transformer was installed, causing overheating and thermal degradation of the transformer which subsequently tripped the breaker and activated the vessel’s fire alarm. As part of its Safety Flashes, IMCA provided lessons learned from the incident.

While the cargo vessel FIRST AI was mooring off Kyoto in September 2019, a boatswain died as his head was trapped in a hatch cover panel while performing hatch cover closing duty. JTSB issued an investigation report on the accident.

UK MAIB issued an investigation report on the grounding of the Ro-Ro freighter ferry MV Arrow off Aberdeen Harbour, Scotland, in June 2020. The investigation revealed that the ship grounded because its bridge team lost situational awareness in thick fog. 

Transport Malta issued an investigation report on the grounding of the oil/chemical tanker MT KEY FIGHTER while underway in July 2020. The investigation revealed that the grounding was caused by the vessel’s deviation from the planned route because of loss of directional control. 

The third officer (3/o) of a chemical tanker was splashed with caustic soda while preparing the ship’s cargo tanks ready for loading caustic soda. As part of its BSafe campaign, Britannia Club describes the case and shares key lessons learned. 

The National Transportation Safety Board issued seven safety recommendations after the fatal sinking of the fishing vessel Scandies Rose in December 2019. 

As part of its Safety Flashes, IMCA summarizes an incident in which a lifting frame became detached from a fast rescue craft (FRC) during operations. 

As part of its Safety Flashes, IMCA describes a case of a missing Tether Management System (TMS) door found during offshore installation activities. The incident The ROV team confirmed that the remaining doors on the TMS were attached. The aluminium TMS door (2m x 1m x 4mm thickness, approximate weight 15kg) is secured to the TMS frame with 2 pins on top of the door and 2 stainless steel latches on the bottom. In this instance, both the bottom latches failed to allow the door to detach from the TMS frame whilst subsea. The water depth at the dive location was approximately 1400 meters. The vessel was located approximately 830m from the nearest subsea asset. The surface current was approximately 1.5–2.0 knots. The door was not found. Analysis of the DROPS cone determined it was very unlikely that the TMS door would have struck or damaged any of the subsea assets.   Probable causes IMCA investigation noted that there had been no check to confirm secondary retention was in place on the TMS doors as described in the company ROV Operations Checklists. The securing pins at the top of the door did not contribute to the incident.   Actions and ...

Hong Kong MARDEP shared lessons learned from a fatal fall onboard a Hong Kong-registered bulk carrier. The Bosun and a sailor used the provision crane as a movable working platform to paint the underdeck area above. Due to adverse weather, the crane suddenly moved towards the shipside quickly and they had to jump down to escape. 

IMCA has received information relating to an incident in which a lifting frame became detached from a fast rescue craft (FRC) during operations.