Safety Flash
Property damage: Platform supply vessel collided with legs of jack-up rig
Property damage: Platform supply vessel collided with legs of jack-up rig
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 23/17
- Marine OperationsSimultaneous OperationsVessel and Mooring
- Loss of station keepingMechanical failureVessel collision
- Dynamic positioningFluid transfer
- Pumps
- Operating and work proceduresPreventive maintenanceRisk assessmentSimultaneous operations coordination
- Marine industryUpstream oil and gas
- Vessel
Summary
A platform supply vessel struck a jack-up rig leg after its starboard engine and thrusters tripped following water transfer, while the hose remained connected. The flash identifies fuel-oil pump seal failure and weather-side working contrary to procedures, and highlights simultaneous-operations risk assessment and planned maintenance.
Classifications: Loss of station keeping; drive-off; drift-off.
Classifications: Mechanical failure; equipment failure.
Classifications: Vessel collision; ship collision; marine allision.
Classifications: Dynamic positioning; DP; DP operations.
Classifications: Fluid transfer; fluid loading; fluid offloading.
Classifications: Pumps.
Classifications: Operating and work procedures.
Classifications: Preventive maintenance; preventative maintenance; planned maintenance.
Classifications: Risk assessment; hazard assessment.
Classifications: Simultaneous operations coordination; SIMOPS; simultaneous operations.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Upstream oil and gas; oil and gas extraction; upstream petroleum.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
A Platform Supply Vessel (PSV) collided with the legs of a jack-up drilling rig, causing some damage to the PSV.
IMCA SF 23/17. Themes: marine operations, simultaneous operations, vessel and mooring.