Safety Flash
Subsea transponder wire parted
Subsea transponder wire parted
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 10/22
- CorrosionInspection and MaintenanceMachinery and Equipment
- CorrosionMechanical failure
- Inspection and maintenanceMarine operations
- Navigation and positioning equipmentWire rope
- Functional testingPre-use checksPreventive maintenance
- Marine industry
- Subsea
Summary
A positioning transponder’s tripod wire parted during vessel repositioning. The 4 mm wire failed approximately 1 m from the lifting eye, with corrosion and insufficient replacement identified. Divers and a crane recovered the tripod. Actions included performance testing, visual checks before launch and during recovery, and six-monthly wire replacement.
Classifications: Corrosion; corrosion damage.
Classifications: Mechanical failure; equipment failure.
Classifications: Inspection and maintenance; asset inspection; equipment maintenance.
Classifications: Marine operations; maritime operations.
Classifications: Navigation and positioning equipment; ECDIS; AIS; chart plotters.
Classifications: Wire rope; steel wire rope.
Classifications: Functional testing; function test.
Classifications: Pre-use checks; pre-use inspection.
Classifications: Preventive maintenance; preventative maintenance; planned maintenance.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Subsea; underwater worksite.
Summary
A tripod positioning transponder wire parted from the tripod framework.
IMCA SF 10/22. Themes: corrosion, inspection and maintenance, machinery and equipment.