On April 3, 2025, about 2145 local time, the offshore construction vessel Island Venture’s crane was being used to lift a wire reel from the back deck of the offshore supply vessel C Enforcer in Bayou Lafourche, Port Fourchon, Louisiana, when the crane’s hoisting wire parted, causing the reel to drop onto the C Enforcer’s main deck. There were no injuries, and no pollution was reported. Damage to the C Enforcer and Island Venture was estimated to be $3.8 million.
We determined that the probable cause of the failure of the hoisting wire on the offshore construction vessel Island Venture’s crane was internal corrosion of the crane’s hoisting wire.
