Safety Flash
Fishing nets caught in propellers
Fishing nets caught in propellers
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 08/19
- Machinery and EquipmentMarine OperationsVessel and Mooring
- Entanglement
- Navigation
- Rotating machinery
- Stop-work authority
- Marine industry
- Vessel
Summary
Unmarked fishing nets disabled both main propellers of a vessel preparing to resume inshore survey work at night. The crew used the bow thruster and anchored safely pending assistance. Operations were suspended for risk-assessment improvements; lessons address maintaining a proper lookout and considering suspension when significant hazards are observed.
Classifications: Entanglement; caught in machinery; drawn into machinery.
Classifications: Navigation; vessel navigation; passage planning.
Classifications: Rotating machinery; rotating equipment.
Classifications: Stop-work authority; stop work; stop-work intervention.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
Fishing nets became entangled in both propellers, restricting manoeuvrability and requiring the vessel to use its bow thruster and anchor safely.
IMCA SF 08/19. Themes: machinery and equipment, marine operations, vessel and mooring.