Safety Flash
Vessel gangway rolled off platform tower and fell to the quayside in high wind
Vessel gangway rolled off platform tower and fell to the quayside in high wind
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 14/20
- Dropped ObjectsMarine OperationsVessel and Mooring
- Dropped objectsLoss of station keeping
- Mooring operationsPersonnel transfer
- GangwayMooring lines
- Risk assessment
- Marine industry
- Port and quayside
Summary
A vessel in port moved away from the quay during gusts exceeding 50 knots, causing its gangway to roll off a tower platform and fall approximately 5.2 m. Nobody was harmed. The flash examines mooring stretch, unrecognised falling-load risk and access design, and recommends reviewing weather reports and access risk assessments.
Classifications: Dropped objects; falling objects; DROPS.
Classifications: Loss of station keeping; drive-off; drift-off.
Classifications: Mooring operations; berthing; unmooring.
Classifications: Personnel transfer; crew transfer.
Classifications: Gangway; walk-to-work gangway; W2W gangway.
Classifications: Mooring lines; mooring rope; mooring wire.
Classifications: Risk assessment; hazard assessment.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Port and quayside; quayside; harbour; harbor.
Summary
During stormy weather, there were sudden and violent gusts of wind of greater than 50 knots, resulting in a vessel alongside being pushed off the quay. This resulted in the gangway rolling off the platform tower and falling approximately 5.2m to the quay. The vessel’s side of the gangway remained attached to the vessel. There was no-one nearby at the time; no-one was harmed; however, the incident had the potential to cause fatal injury.
IMCA SF 14/20. Themes: dropped objects, marine operations, vessel and mooring.