A fire broke out onboard ‘M/V Wight Sky’, a RoRO ferry, while she was in berth at Lymington, Hampshire, England, early this morning, December 14. No injuries have reported but the service, till further notice, has been suspended. This is the third time a fire has broken out on the ‘Wight Sky’ in the last 15 months.
According to local reports, the company stated that all customers and crew disembarked the ship safely, with no injuries. As a result, the company added that it has suspended the service from Lymington to Yarmouth, Isle of Wight.
Five mainland fire crews are present to the scene, alongside an aerial ladder platform, a specialist equipment unit, a command unit and a command support unit.
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The firefighting team has sealed the fire in the engine room while monitoring the fire on CCTV.
This is not the first time that this vessel has experienced a fire onboard but the third. On 12 September 2017, while approaching Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, the ro-ro passenger ferry suffered a catastrophic failure of one of its main propulsion engines, and a fire broke out. The fire was controlled immediately, but the vessel’s engineer suffered serious burn injuries. The fire was brought under control shortly, but the vessel’s engineer, who had been standing near the engine, suffered serious burn injuries to his hands and face.
After conducting an investigation, UK MAIB concluded that the debris in the engine’s oil channels caused a catastrophic engine failure and subsequent fire.
