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  • Published: 3 Apr 2025

Potential Dropped Object

Potential Dropped Object
Potential Dropped Object

Description of Incident

During routine lifting operations in the North Sea, a container was hoisted from the vessel's main deck to the installation cargo deck. Upon landing, the bosun noticed significant corrosion on a tie-back handle mount, which caused the tie-back to loosen. This could have resulted in a dropped object hazard.

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