Safety Flash
DMAIB: Fire on offshore renewables industry crew transfer vehicle (CTV)
DMAIB: Fire on offshore renewables industry crew transfer vehicle (CTV)
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 09/15
- Hot Work and FireMachinery and EquipmentMarine Operations
- Fire
- Fire protection
- Marine industryOffshore wind
- Vessel
Summary
This flash summarises a DMAIB report on a crew transfer vessel fire during technician transport in the North Sea. The likely technical cause combined insufficient insulation with possibly elevated propulsion-engine exhaust temperatures due to insufficient ventilation. All passengers were evacuated; nearby ships assisted with extinguishing the fire, and nobody was injured.
Classifications: Fire; fire safety.
Classifications: Fire protection; fire suppression; fire detection.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Offshore wind; offshore wind energy.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
The Danish Maritime Accident Investigation Board (DMAIB) has published a report on an incident involving a fire on an offshore renewables industry crew transfer vehicle (CTV).
IMCA SF 09/15. Themes: hot work and fire, machinery and equipment, marine operations.