Safety Flash
Crew transfer vessel in collision with anchor wire
Crew transfer vessel in collision with anchor wire
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 07/14
- Machinery and EquipmentMarine OperationsVessel and Mooring
- Human factorsLearning from incidentsVessel collision
- NavigationPersonnel transfer
- Wire rope
- Risk assessmentSafety communication
- Marine industryOffshore wind
- Vessel
Summary
An offshore wind crew transfer vessel suffered partial propulsion loss following an engine alarm and automatic engine-management intervention while approaching a cable lay barge. Current carried it into a tensioned anchor wire, damaging the wheelhouse without injuries. The flash stresses project-specific transfer risk assessment and reporting, communication and follow-up of earlier incidents.
Classifications: Human factors; human performance; ergonomics.
Classifications: Learning from incidents; incident learning; lessons learnt; lessons learned.
Classifications: Vessel collision; ship collision; marine allision.
Classifications: Navigation; vessel navigation; passage planning.
Classifications: Personnel transfer; crew transfer.
Classifications: Wire rope; steel wire rope.
Classifications: Risk assessment; hazard assessment.
Classifications: Safety communication; toolbox talk; toolbox talks.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Offshore wind; offshore wind energy.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
A crew transfer vessel lost propulsion during approach and was carried into an anchor wire.
IMCA SF 07/14. Themes: machinery and equipment, marine operations, vessel and mooring.