Safety Alert
Safety Alert 259 - Catastrophic Failures in Mooring Systems Possibly Put Floating Structures at Risk
Safety Alert 259 - Catastrophic Failures in Mooring Systems Possibly Put Floating Structures at Risk
- BSEE
- Safety Alert
- BSEE Safety Alert 259
- Structural and Asset IntegrityVessel and Mooring
- Mechanical failureStructural and asset integrity
- Inspection and maintenanceMooring operations
- Mooring fittings
- Non-destructive testing
- Upstream oil and gas
- Offshore installation
Summary
Joint MMS and US Coast Guard alert examines catastrophic failures of mooring shackles and sockets affecting floating facilities. Suspected manufacturing deficiencies, inadequate or outdated specifications and shortcomings in material testing prompted recommendations to review specifications, Charpy toughness testing, destructive and non-destructive testing, representative coupons, and equipment inspection and handling.
Classifications: Mechanical failure; equipment failure.
Classifications: Structural and asset integrity; asset integrity; structural integrity.
Classifications: Inspection and maintenance; asset inspection; equipment maintenance.
Classifications: Mooring operations; berthing; unmooring.
Classifications: Mooring fittings; cleats; bollards.
Classifications: Non-destructive testing; NDT; non-destructive examination; NDE.
Classifications: Upstream oil and gas; oil and gas extraction; upstream petroleum.
Classifications: Offshore installation; offshore platform; offshore rig.
BSEE Safety Alert 259. Themes: structural and asset integrity, vessel and mooring.