Safety Flash
Fire in wheelhouse on offshore renewables crew transfer vessel
Fire in wheelhouse on offshore renewables crew transfer vessel
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 19/14
- Electrical SafetyEmergency ResponseHot Work and FireMachinery and Equipment
- FireMechanical failure
- Inspection and maintenance
- Hose
- Emergency responseEvacuation, escape and rescueFire protectionEnergy and process isolation
- Marine industryOffshore wind
- Vessel
Summary
A crew transfer vessel fire near a wind turbine was apparently linked to a detached heater outlet hose, with hot air melting and possibly igniting cable casing. The flash describes firefighting, evacuation and powder contamination, and recommends checking heater connections, restricting underdeck storage and reviewing firefighting access and emergency communications.
Classifications: Fire; fire safety.
Classifications: Mechanical failure; equipment failure.
Classifications: Inspection and maintenance; asset inspection; equipment maintenance.
Classifications: Hose; flexible hose.
Classifications: Emergency response; emergency preparedness.
Classifications: Evacuation, escape and rescue; EER; escape and rescue.
Classifications: Fire protection; fire suppression; fire detection.
Classifications: Energy and process isolation; isolation; energy isolation.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Offshore wind; offshore wind energy.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
A detached heater hose allowed hot air to damage nearby materials and cables, starting a fire in a crew transfer vessel wheelhouse.
IMCA SF 19/14. Themes: electrical safety, emergency response, hot work and fire, machinery and equipment.