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Offshore Incident Library

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  • IMCAIMCA SF 17/26Industry safety notice

    Vessel contact during materials transfer in deteriorating weather

    Date
    Date not disclosed · published Oct 1, 2026
    Vessel or facility
    Two vessels alongside
    Location
    Not disclosed (IMCA anonymises Safety Flash content)

    IMCA reports that as weather rapidly deteriorated, one vessel lost heading and position control and was pushed toward the other. With the cargo sling still connected neither could manoeuvre clear, and the sterns made contact, damaging both.

    • Collision
    • Loss of Position
    • Lifting / Crane
  • IMCAIMCA SF 12/24Industry safety notice

    PSV loss of position and uncontrolled swinging load during backloading

    Date
    Date not disclosed · published Jun 18, 2024
    Vessel or facility
    Platform supply vessel (PSV)
    Location
    Not disclosed (IMCA anonymises Safety Flash content)

    IMCA reports that adverse weather, technical issues and high thruster wash caused a PSV to lose position during backloading, leaving a container swinging uncontrolled. No damage or injuries. IMCA notes the event will also appear as an IMCA DP Incident report.

    • DP related
    • Dynamic Positioning
    • Loss of Position
    • Lifting / Crane
    • Near Miss
  • NTSBMIR-22/26Final report

    Capsizing of liftboat SEACOR Power off Port Fourchon

    Date
    Apr 13, 2021
    Vessel or facility
    SEACOR Power · Liftboat
    Location
    About 7 miles off the coast of Port Fourchon, Louisiana

    The US-flagged liftboat SEACOR Power capsized in a severe thunderstorm with winds exceeding 80 knots. Six people were rescued, six were recovered deceased and seven were never found and are presumed dead.

    • Capsizing / Stability
    • Fatality
  • BSEEBSEE Panel 2023-003Final report

    Inspector fatally pinned by falling steel plates aboard drillship West Neptune

    Date
    Jan 24, 2021
    Vessel or facility
    West Neptune · Drillship
    Location
    Mississippi Canyon Block 727

    An Allrig inspector conducting a loose lifting gear inspection on Seadrill’s West Neptune was pinned and fatally injured when five steel plates (about 4,000 lb total) fell on him after a ratchet strap was released.

    • Fatality
    • Dropped Object
    • Lifting / Crane
  • BSEEBSEE Panel 2020-001Final report

    Rigger fatally struck by freefalling pipe, West Cameron Block 215 “A”

    Date
    Feb 17, 2018
    Vessel or facility
    WC 215 “A” facility · Fixed platform
    Location
    West Cameron Block 215 “A” facility, about 34 miles south of Lake Charles, Louisiana

    A ½-inch manila rope parted while a 4-ft section of 6-inch firewater pipe was being lowered over 30 feet; the pipe struck a rigger standing in the landing zone, fatally injuring him despite his hard hat.

    • Fatality
    • Dropped Object
    • Offshore Construction
  • BSEEBSEE Panel 2019-002Final report

    Subsea flowline jumper failure releases ~16,000 bbl, Mississippi Canyon 209

    Date
    Oct 11, 2017 – Oct 12, 2017
    Vessel or facility
    Delta House (host facility) · Semi-submersible production facility / subsea system
    Location
    Mississippi Canyon Block 209 (Neidermeyer subsea system), water depth 4,917 ft; tied back to Delta House at MC 254

    A fractured subsea wellhead jumper (KAA-0120) connecting the MC 209 SS001 wellhead to a PLET released an estimated 16,000 barrels of oil while going undetected for several hours during start-up.

    • Pollution / Environmental
    • ROV / Subsea
    • Machinery Failure
  • BSEEBSEE Panel 2018-002Final report

    External heater treater fire with three burn injuries, Grand Isle Block 115

    Date
    Nov 12, 2016
    Vessel or facility
    Offshore production facility
    Location
    Grand Isle Area Block 115, Lease OCS-30206

    A fire external to a heater treater on an LLOG-operated production facility injured three workers with burns. BSEE convened a panel investigation (2018-002).

    • Fire
    • Personnel Injury