Safety Flash
Vessel/Platform Collision – Mooring Bollard Broken by Vessel
Vessel/Platform Collision – Mooring Bollard Broken by Vessel
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 06/18
- Control of WorkMarine OperationsVessel and Mooring
- Vessel collision
- Cargo transferLifting operationsNavigation
- Crane
- Operating and work proceduresSafety communicationStop-work authority
- Marine industry
- Vessel
Summary
A platform supply vessel struck and damaged a platform mooring bollard during cargo delivery by snatch lift. Limited crane reach prompted movement to around 1 m from the platform in 2m waves. Initial findings highlight unresolved operational concerns, stopping unsafe work and agreed guidance for platform approaches.
Classifications: Vessel collision; ship collision; marine allision.
Classifications: Cargo transfer; cargo handling.
Classifications: Lifting operations; load lifting; hoisting.
Classifications: Navigation; vessel navigation; passage planning.
Classifications: Crane; cranes.
Classifications: Operating and work procedures.
Classifications: Safety communication; toolbox talk; toolbox talks.
Classifications: Stop-work authority; stop work; stop-work intervention.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
A vessel moving close to a platform during cargo work collided with and damaged a mooring bollard in rough conditions.
IMCA SF 06/18. Themes: control of work, marine operations, vessel and mooring.