Safety Flash
Near-miss during anchor line recovery
Near-miss during anchor line recovery
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 14/11
- Line of FireMarine OperationsVessel and Mooring
- Line of fireMechanical failure
- Anchor handling
- Marine industry
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Summary
This safety flash summarises a Marine Safety Forum near miss during anchor line recovery. A large anchor chain broke, sending its inboard end back onto the deck uncontrollably and narrowly missing crew members. The complete forum flash is available on request.
Classifications: Line of fire; struck-by hazards.
Classifications: Mechanical failure; equipment failure.
Classifications: Anchor handling; anchor deployment.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Summary
The Marine Safety Forum (MSF) has published the following Safety Flash 11-38 regarding a near miss incident during anchor line recovery.
IMCA SF 14/11. Themes: line of fire, marine operations, vessel and mooring.