The IBC Carrier pictured below was stowed behind a 10’ Half Height Container on board the PSV. As with the rest of the cargo, the door on the IBC Carrier had been closed and secured with a tie-wrap

During vessel loading, the shore-side foreman walked into the “Safe Haven” area of the vessel and stepped into an open manhole. The Foreman managed to catch himself and prevent a free-fall of 5 meters into the tank. Foreman

During preparation to load anchor chain into the moon pool locker, one person almost fell into the chain locker. The hatch cover had been temporarily removed prior to the installation of the chain guide. The hatch had an

A PSV was working alongside an offshore installation carrying out cargo operations which included the discharge of a small cargo basket. After unhooking the previous back loaded CCU the AB’s ‘walked the crane’ approximately 15 metres and hooked

Following cargo offloading operations from a vessel to an offshore platform, the platform notified the vessel that a post cover (as shown below) had been found on top of a mud skip that had been received from the

Whilst carrying out deck cargo and fuel operations alongside an offshore platform, the vessel was hit by a sudden and unexpected squall. The vessel was positioned downwind with the starboard stern quarter against the weather / sea. Two

Platform Supply Vessel was set up on location and ready to deliver fuel; the hose was connected at the Starboard mid-ships connection. Pre bunkering check list complete. One AB was posted at port mid-ships manifold, one posted at

A PSV loaded a stow of tubulars in port and although the crew prepared bedding ropes and securing chains they didn’t install the pipe bay pins.

On two separate occasions recently PSV’s arrived on location and the AB’s proceeded to release and remove the cargo securing gear then retrieve the ‘cargo securing gear’ hooks from the CCU’s but on both occasions one hook was

It has been reported by one of our members that they had been subject to a small fire in a crew member’s cabin. The crew member who was not in his cabin at the time had left a