Safety Flash
Engine room fire on a ferry
Engine room fire on a ferry
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 03/22
- Emergency ResponseHot Work and FireMachinery and EquipmentManagement of Change
- FireMechanical failure
- Pumps
- Emergency responseFire protectionManagement of changeThermography
- Marine industry
- Vessel
Summary
This flash examines a ferry engine-room fire involving thermal oil circulation pump bearing failures and ineffective water-mist suppression. It describes loss of power and propulsion, successful CO2 extinguishment, and lessons on emergency supplies, contingency planning, management of change, thermal imaging and the risk of reignition after re-entry.
Classifications: Fire; fire safety.
Classifications: Mechanical failure; equipment failure.
Classifications: Pumps.
Classifications: Emergency response; emergency preparedness.
Classifications: Fire protection; fire suppression; fire detection.
Classifications: Management of change; MOC; change management.
Classifications: Thermography; thermal imaging; infrared inspection.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
The Bahamas Maritime Authority has published a report into an engine room fire on board the ferry Pride of Hull in October 2020.
IMCA SF 03/22. Themes: emergency response, hot work and fire, machinery and equipment, management of change.