Investigation Report
Electrical failure and subsequent grounding of feeder container vessel Clonlee
Electrical failure and subsequent grounding of feeder container vessel Clonlee
- MAIB
- Investigation Report
- Electrical SafetyMachinery and Equipment
- Electrical safetyHuman factorsVessel grounding
- Inspection and maintenanceNavigation
- Navigation and positioning equipmentRotating machinerySwitchgear
- Emergency responseFunctional testingOperating and work proceduresPreventive maintenance
- Marine industry
- Port and quaysideVessel
Summary
Investigation of Clonlee’s electrical blackout and grounding at the Port of Tyne on 16 March 2011. An intermittent electrical fault was considered most likely, but the exact cause remained undetermined. Analysis examines generator changeover, protection testing, maintenance, passage planning, bridge resources, emergency communications and company safety management.
Classifications: Electrical safety; electrical hazards.
Classifications: Human factors; human performance; ergonomics.
Classifications: Vessel grounding.
Classifications: Inspection and maintenance; asset inspection; equipment maintenance.
Classifications: Navigation; vessel navigation; passage planning.
Classifications: Navigation and positioning equipment; ECDIS; AIS; chart plotters.
Classifications: Rotating machinery; rotating equipment.
Classifications: Switchgear; switch gear.
Classifications: Emergency response; emergency preparedness.
Classifications: Functional testing; function test.
Classifications: Operating and work procedures.
Classifications: Preventive maintenance; preventative maintenance; planned maintenance.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Port and quayside; quayside; harbour; harbor.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Themes: electrical safety, machinery and equipment.