Tag: engine room

On Friday, July 7th, 2023, an engine fire broke out on the Marella Discovery while it was departing Amber Cove in the Dominican Republic.

A recent IMCA Safety Flash focuses on an incident in which, an engineer suffered a broken shin when he slipped taking a shortcut into the engine room.

As the Nautical Institute reports, a passenger/RoRo ferry was underway in a restricted waterway when the fire detection system alarm sounded.

As the Nautical Institute reports, during a safety check on deck, the name-plate of an engine room escape trunk was found to be partially detached.

Following a recent marine casualty resulting in an engine room fire onboard a commercial fishing vessel, USCG issued a Safety Alert to address the importance of installing noncombustible materials in machinery space boundaries with dry exhaust systems. 

A fire onboard ferry Stena Europe broke out in the engine room during weekend while she was approaching Fishguard port, UK, on arrival from Rosslare Ireland. Passengers were safely disembarked and no injuries reported. 

As Simon Rapley, Divisional Director, Britannia Club, notes, emergency response on board vessels is normally comprehensively covered by the Emergency Guidance Manual. However, often a very important interface is overlooked and that is the interaction between the bridge and engine room teams.

In this video, West P&I Club talks about the risks of engine room floor plates, providing guidance on how to secure them. As the club says, major accidents involving slips, trips, and falls comprise a significant proportion of personal injury claims. 

NTSB issued the investigation report of the towing vessel Mary Lynn in which a fire broke out last May resulting to damages estimated at over $700,000, but hopefully, no injuries or pollution reported.

As informed, Container ship HUA HANG 1 reportedly suffered fire in engine room in the afternoon of May 13th ENE of Ningbo, East China sea, while en route from Taicang China to Chi Lung Taiwan. The ship issued distress signal and SAR ship BEI HAI JIU 101 responded.