Subsea 7 Incident Summary Notification - Saddle Dislodged - 2025-01-12_Redacted

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This document is a Subsea 7 Incident Summary Notice, not a NOPSEMA regulatory document, covering an environmental marine debris incident on 12 January 2025 during dredging at KP9 on the Woodside-operated Minerva Field decommissioning project. A white plastic saddle (under 100mm x 100mm) was seen floating after becoming dislodged, possibly by dredging equipment or dredger water pressure. Recovery was judged unsafe and impracticable. The company rated the actual consequence as slight, with a severity level 2 under the Woodside EP. Around 1000 plastic saddles, some over 20 years old, remain subsea, and cutting activities pose a risk of further losses. Corrective actions included reminders to report debris, procurement of a 7-metre telescopic net pole, and a planned cutting alignment session. No NOPSEMA enforcement action is recorded.