IMCA Safety Flash SF 23/25
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Here are some highlights;
Near miss: dropped object during lifeboat testing 
What happened?
During launch testing of a lifeboat, a turnbuckle and shackle weighing 7kg fell 23m from the davit onto the boat, landing within a metre of a worker hooking up the falls at the lifeboat hatch. The worker was physically unharmed; there was some cosmetic damage to the lifeboat.
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Serious LTI – Person struck in rigging accident 
What happened?
During the loading of subsea hatch covers onto a vessel, a member of the rigging crew was struck and badly injured by a 55 Te shackle connected to a steel wire sling and fibre lifting sling, which formed part of the lifting arrangement used to lift the covers.
Fire extinguisher fails during pressure testing 
What happened?
A member reports a recent incident involving the failure of a 5kg CO2 fire extinguisher during hydrostatic pressure testing. The extinguisher, rated to 200bar, was being tested to a pressure of 300bar. The incident occurred when the test pressure reached 196 bar. The extinguisher was 13 years old. No-one was harmed.
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Fire-fighting equipment in poor condition 
What happened?
Several 50kg wheeled dry powder fire extinguishers on board a vessel were found to have low pressure and heavy signs of corrosion. This was discovered during an audit walk-around by shore-based personnel.
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Fire in ROV workshop 
What happened?
A crew member noticed smoke coming from the ROV workshop and reported a fire.
What went right?
There was no panic, and the fire response team was ready at short notice;
The communications system was used clearly and effectively;
The training, experience and action of the fire response team, and the crew, prevented further damage that could have significantly exceeded the actual damage, and even jeopardised the ship itself.
