Safety Flash
Mooring incident: Mooring line slipped off and snapped back
Mooring incident: Mooring line slipped off and snapped back
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 20/19
- Line of FireMarine OperationsVessel and Mooring
- Mooring line snapbackVessel collision
- Mooring operations
- Mooring fittingsMooring lines
- Competence and trainingEmergency response
- Marine industry
- Vessel
Summary
A cargo barge’s mooring line slipped from its bollards and recoiled into an attending tug, damaging its antenna dome. Temporary loss of barge control led to a collision without damage. The flash examines incorrect mooring arrangements, backward-angled bollards and towing-bridle slack, and discusses conditional figure-of-eight mooring, training and contingency practice.
Classifications: Mooring line snapback; snap-back; snapback; mooring line recoil.
Classifications: Vessel collision; ship collision; marine allision.
Classifications: Mooring operations; berthing; unmooring.
Classifications: Mooring fittings; cleats; bollards.
Classifications: Mooring lines; mooring rope; mooring wire.
Classifications: Competence and training; competency assurance; safety training.
Classifications: Emergency response; emergency preparedness.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
20/19: Mooring incident: Mooring line slipped off and snapped back
IMCA SF 20/19. Themes: line of fire, marine operations, vessel and mooring.