Safety Flash 13/26
Click here to download the IMCA Safety Flash 13/26. Here are a few of the incidents covered;
Positives – rubber seals on hatches, securing of shackle pins, fuel sample box
A Member reports a few positive findings.
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Uncontrolled movement of cargo
During offshore cargo operations alongside a rig, a single pipe loaded on deck shifted due to vessel motion and swell conditions.
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MSF: dropped object inside vessel tank
The Marine Safety Forum (MSF) have published Safety Alert 26-05 relating to a tank cleaning machine coming lose and falling within a tank on a vessel.
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BSEE: Compressed gas cylinder hazards
The United States Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) has published Safety Alert 516, relating to potential risks involving compressed gas cylinders.
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MAIB: Catastrophic engine failure and subsequent fire
The UK’s Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has published Accident Investigation Report 10/2026 into a catastrophic failure of a diesel generator engine on board the vessel Kommandor Susan.
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