Tag: fire onboard

Fire broke out onboard the general cargo ship "Fortuner" on January 12, in Indonesian waters, with initial information reporting that the cause was a short circuit in the engine room.

The Marine Casualty Investigation Board (MCIB), the Irish government agency for investigating maritime accidents and incidents, published its report on the fire that broke out onboard the Ferry “Frazer Tintern” midway between Ballyhack, Co. Wexford and Passage East, Co. Waterford.

As per UK MAIB's latest Safety Digest a ro-ro cargo ferry experienced flames from the refrigerated unit. While no injuries were reports, significant lessons are to be learned.

Vessel traffic at the Panama Canal's Miraflores locks was temporarily suspended due to a fire, as the canal's administration informed on December 15.

UK MAIB's latest Safety Digest provides lessons learned from an incident, where smoke and flames were observed onboard a high-speed river ferry.

A fire broke out onboard a tour vessel off Phuket, while the ship was going through maintenance checks. 

The German Bureau of Maritime Casualty Investigation published its report on the German flagged ferry BERLIN, which while was en route to the port of Rostock, a fire broke out in the main engine room, on 13 August 2020.

The sole director of K.R Tong Engineering Limited, was sentenced in the Napier District Court for failing to comply with his duties, exposing individuals to a risk of death or serious injury or illness.

In the fourth and final case of Swedish Club’s casebook with four different case studies related to fire, an incident is presented where hot work caused container fire.

In the third case of Swedish Club’s casebook with four different case studies related to fire, floodlights caused cargo fire on a bulk carrier.