Operating a vessel - Person in the line of fire

Description of Incident

An LPG carrier vessel was alongside a terminal preparing for a scheduled LPG loading activity. After the LPG carrier was secured, one of the aft mooring lines (aft breast line) that connected to the facility mooring hook parted. Infield Support Vessels (tugs) were used to hold the vessel against the facility fenders to prevent movement. The vessel was safely unmoored from the facility. No-one was injured. There was no damage to the LPG carrier or the terminal.

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