Tag: fire onboard

The Bahamas Maritime Authority issued a safety alert, informing about an accident that happened on board a general cargo vessel, aiming to highlight the lessons learnt and to increase awareness, which may help avoid similar incidents occurring in the future. In this particular case, a third engineer was severely injured, after explosion of the vessel's auxiliary boiler.

Transport Malta issued an investigation report, concerning an engine explosion on board a passenger vessel that caused severe burn injuries to two persons, on May 2016. The investigation found, among others, that there was no planned preventive maintenance system for the engine room machinery.

RMI has issued an advisory to inform that the registry is currently conducting a very serious marine casualty investigation into a multi-seafarer occupational fatality, that recently occurred on board an RMI-flagged vessel. The Ship Registry shares some preliminary findings that could be helpful in identifying potential risks and preventing similar casualties.

Malta's Marine Safety Investigation Unit issued a report, regarding an incident of fire in the engine-room of "Azamara Quest" cruise ship, following its departure from Mumbai, India, on April 2016.

On April 26, an Italian product tanker, named "Rinella M", caught fire at the dock in Port of Alexandria, Egypt, during offloading operation. There is no information about injuries or water pollution.

On April 24th, an explosion was reported aboard an international bulk carrier, 1,300 miles off Cape Cod, where two crew members died and another two suffered massive burns and are in need of immediate medical attention, the US Coast Guard announced.

West of England P&I Club issued a Loss Prevention bulletin, regarding fires and explosions, due to aluminium phosphide fumigation. Recently, the Club has experienced several similar incidents in cargo holds, on-board bulk carriers, where aluminium phosphide tablets had been applied to fumigate agricultural products.

The Royal National Lifeboat Institution announced that a fire was reported in the accommodation block of a bulk carrier, with 19 crew on board, on April 16th. RNLI launched two lifeboats, to provide safety cover to the firefighting, and extinguished the fire.

The Managers of the American P&I Club conducted 106 condition surveys, during the 2016 CY. Ninety-one of the surveys resulted in deficiencies, while fifteen surveys resulted in no deficiencies noted. Forty-six per cent of the surveys were conducted on dry cargo vessels and tankers accounted for thirty-five per cent of total surveys.

Sri Lanka Navy announced that a fire erupted on board a container ship in Sri Lanka waters, 120 Nm off Colombo port. ‘Daniela’, a Mediterranean Shipping Company-owned ship, sent a fire distress call, on April 4th, to the Sri Lanka Navy, which dispatched two Fast Attack Craft on scene, to escort the vessel.