Safety Flash
Oil leakage from vessel crane onto quayside
Oil leakage from vessel crane onto quayside
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 26/22
- Crane and RiggingEnvironmentHydrocarbon ReleaseInspection and Maintenance
- Environmental protectionHydrocarbon releaseMechanical failure
- Inspection and maintenanceLifting operations
- CraneHose
- Pollution reportingPreventive maintenance
- Marine industry
- Port and quaysideVessel
Summary
A vessel crane’s hydraulic hose ruptured during retrieval of anchor handling chains, spilling oil onto the quayside. Poor lighting hindered detection during inspection, and crew initially failed to report the incident. The flash calls for awareness of environmental reporting requirements and planned hose inspection and condition-based renewal.
Classifications: Environmental protection; environmental safety; pollution prevention.
Classifications: Hydrocarbon release; hydrocarbon leak; oil and gas release.
Classifications: Mechanical failure; equipment failure.
Classifications: Inspection and maintenance; asset inspection; equipment maintenance.
Classifications: Lifting operations; load lifting; hoisting.
Classifications: Crane; cranes.
Classifications: Hose; flexible hose.
Classifications: Pollution reporting.
Classifications: Preventive maintenance; preventative maintenance; planned maintenance.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Port and quayside; quayside; harbour; harbor.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
A ruptured crane hydraulic hose released oil onto the quayside, with poor lighting and reporting awareness delaying recognition and notification.
IMCA SF 26/22. Themes: crane and rigging, environment, hydrocarbon release, inspection and maintenance.