Safety Flash
Failure of moorings during heavy weather
Failure of moorings during heavy weather
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 25/22
- Emergency ResponseMarine OperationsVessel and Mooring
- Loss of station keeping
- Mooring operations
- Mooring lines
- Emergency responseOperating and work procedures
- Marine industry
- Port and quaysideVessel
Summary
A drill ship preparing for lay-up broke its moorings in storm-force winds and drifted until a pre-deployed anchor held. The flash identifies delayed thruster availability, failure to request tug assistance and planning shortcomings. Recommendations address timely thruster starting, improved mooring plans, emergency response and lay-up procedures.
Classifications: Loss of station keeping; drive-off; drift-off.
Classifications: Mooring operations; berthing; unmooring.
Classifications: Mooring lines; mooring rope; mooring wire.
Classifications: Emergency response; emergency preparedness.
Classifications: Operating and work procedures.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Port and quayside; quayside; harbour; harbor.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
Storm-force winds overloaded a drill ship’s moorings after inadequate weather planning and delayed thruster and tug assistance.
IMCA SF 25/22. Themes: emergency response, marine operations, vessel and mooring.