Safety Flash
Wind farm service vessel in collision with wind turbine foundation
Wind farm service vessel in collision with wind turbine foundation
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 12/13
- Machinery and EquipmentMarine Operations
- Mechanical failureVessel collision
- Mooring operationsNavigation
- Operating and work proceduresSafety communication
- Marine industryOffshore wind
- Vessel
Summary
A wind farm service vessel drifted into a turbine foundation after neither jet drive would engage, damaging its port quarter bulwark. The flash discusses insufficient manoeuvring time, delayed reporting and lessons on keeping jets engaged near offshore structures, with exceptions for vessels anchored or tied off.
Classifications: Mechanical failure; equipment failure.
Classifications: Vessel collision; ship collision; marine allision.
Classifications: Mooring operations; berthing; unmooring.
Classifications: Navigation; vessel navigation; passage planning.
Classifications: Operating and work procedures.
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 Member has reported an incident in which a wind farm service vessel collided with a turbine foundation, after failure of the vessel jet drive.
IMCA SF 12/13. Themes: machinery and equipment, marine operations.