Tag: engine room

On 28 April, the container vessel Maersk Sana experienced machinery-related issues in its main engine room leaving three crew members injured.

Lloyd’s Register (LR) draws the attention of operators to recent Port State Control (PSC) inspections in Asia that have raised deficiencies related to SOLAS compliance, particularly regarding the requirement for engine room escape trunks to extend to the lowest level. 

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has published an investigation report of an engine room fire of a cargo vessel.

NTSB published an investigation report into an incident where a hydraulic system malfunction likely led to a fire aboard a fishing vessel.

Containership DONGJIN FORTUNE suffered an engine room fire north of Tsuwaji Island, Japan on 21 January with no injuries reported.

The Norwegian Maritime Authority (NMA) issued an alert for hoses in engine rooms to be type-approved and installed per supplier instructions.

Taiwan's Coast Guard rescued four injured crew members from a bulk carrier that caught on fire off the coast of Kaohsiung.

The Nautical Institute has drawn lessons learned from an incident where an engineer conducting a safety round in the engine room tripped over a loose pipe hidden by a welding curtain. 

UK MAIB has issued an investigation report on the incident of an engine room fire on board ro-ro passenger ferry Stena Europe that took place in February 2023. 

Hearing loss is a common issue faced by seafarers, particularly those working in the engine room. In 2023, the UK Club reported that hearing defects accounted for 11% of the Club’s PEME unfitness statistics.