Safety Flash
Trapped diver umbilical incident resulting in diver fatality
Trapped diver umbilical incident resulting in diver fatality
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 15/09
- DivingEvacuation, Escape and RescueMarine Operations
- Diving operations
- Diver umbilicalDiving bellRemotely operated vehicle
- Evacuation, escape and rescuePre-use checksSafety communicationSimultaneous operations coordination
- Marine industry
- Subsea
Summary
A surface-supplied diver died after his umbilical became fouled on the seabed, with barge movement thought to have interrupted his gas supply. Wet-bell recovery dragged him out twice before the umbilical was freed. Company actions addressed barge movements, in-water tending, emergency briefings, debris surveys and pre-dive communication checks.
Classifications: Diving operations; diving; commercial diving.
Classifications: Diver umbilical; diving umbilical.
Classifications: Diving bell; closed bell; wet bell.
Classifications: Remotely operated vehicle; ROV; underwater robot.
Classifications: Evacuation, escape and rescue; EER; escape and rescue.
Classifications: Pre-use checks; pre-use inspection.
Classifications: Safety communication; toolbox talk; toolbox talks.
Classifications: Simultaneous operations coordination; SIMOPS; simultaneous operations.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Subsea; underwater worksite.
Summary
A Member has reported an incident where a trapped diver umbilical resulted in his death
IMCA SF 15/09. Themes: diving, evacuation, escape and rescue, marine operations.