Safety Flash
Near miss: Hose parted
Near miss: Hose parted
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 30/16
- Inspection and MaintenanceMachinery and EquipmentMarine Operations
- EntanglementMechanical failure
- BunkeringLifting operations
- Hose
- Pre-use checksStop-work authority
- Marine industryUpstream oil and gas
- Vessel
Summary
A hose parted during attempts to free it between an anchor handling tug and a drill ship during cargo and fuel delivery. Missing flotation collars were identified as the root cause; no oil leak was observed. Lessons address pre-use hose checks, flotation where necessary and willingness to stop work.
Classifications: Entanglement; caught in machinery; drawn into machinery.
Classifications: Mechanical failure; equipment failure.
Classifications: Bunkering; marine refuelling; marine refueling.
Classifications: Lifting operations; load lifting; hoisting.
Classifications: Hose; flexible hose.
Classifications: Pre-use checks; pre-use inspection.
Classifications: Stop-work authority; stop work; stop-work intervention.
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 hose parted while being cleared between vessels because flotation collars were missing, creating a risk of propeller fouling and oil release.
IMCA SF 30/16. Themes: inspection and maintenance, machinery and equipment, marine operations.