Investigation Report
Carbon monoxide poisoning on board the motor cruiser Love for Lydia with the loss of 2 lives
Carbon monoxide poisoning on board the motor cruiser Love for Lydia with the loss of 2 lives
- MAIB
- Investigation Report
- Hazardous SubstancesOccupational Health
- Hazardous substancesRegulation and legislationRespiratory hazards
- Gas detector
- Alarm managementFunctional testingVentilation
- Vessel
Summary
Investigates two fatal carbon monoxide poisonings aboard Love for Lydia on Wroxham Broad. Uncatalysed petrol-engine exhaust spread beneath the canvas canopy into inadequately ventilated accommodation. Engine-running tests examined gas accumulation under different configurations, using gas monitors, domestic alarms and infrared imaging. Findings address ventilation, alarm reliability and recreational-craft regulatory gaps.
Classifications: Hazardous substances; hazardous chemicals; chemical exposure.
Classifications: Regulation and legislation; safety legislation; regulatory requirements.
Classifications: Respiratory hazards; respirable dust; inhalation hazards.
Classifications: Gas detector; gas monitor; gas detection instrument.
Classifications: Alarm management.
Classifications: Functional testing; function test.
Classifications: Ventilation; forced ventilation.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
Investigation into carbon monoxide poisoning aboard motor cruiser Love for Lydia, resulting in two fatalities.
Themes: hazardous substances, occupational health.