Safety Flash
Fire in the engine room
Fire in the engine room
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 17/20
- Emergency ResponseHot Work and FireMachinery and Equipment
- FireMechanical failure
- Rotating machinery
- Competence and trainingEmergency responseEvacuation, escape and rescueFire protection
- Marine industry
- Vessel
Summary
A vessel experienced a diesel-generator fire after leaving port. Engine bearing failure was identified, with a suspected potential fault in recently replaced components. Crew firefighting and the Flexifog system extinguished the fire without injuries. The flash highlights emergency drills, familiarity with fire shutdown mechanisms and water-mist protection.
Classifications: Fire; fire safety.
Classifications: Mechanical failure; equipment failure.
Classifications: Rotating machinery; rotating equipment.
Classifications: Competence and training; competency assurance; safety training.
Classifications: Emergency response; emergency preparedness.
Classifications: Evacuation, escape and rescue; EER; escape and rescue.
Classifications: Fire protection; fire suppression; fire detection.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
A vessel suffered a fire in the engine room
IMCA SF 17/20. Themes: emergency response, hot work and fire, machinery and equipment.