IMCASafety Flash
W2W gangway bumper damaged during demonstration
- Publisher
- IMCA · International Marine Contractors Association
- Type
- Safety Flash
- Reference
- IMCA SF 04/26
- Date
- Themes
- Competence and TrainingMachinery and EquipmentMarine Operations
Summary
During testing to demonstrate emergency retraction, the movement of the vessel in the swell applied forces to the bumper, which caused the bolts to fail and the bumper to break off.
IMCA SF 04/26. Themes: competence and training, machinery and equipment, marine operations.
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