Investigation Report
Fire in engine room on passenger cruise ship The Calypso
Fire in engine room on passenger cruise ship The Calypso
- MAIB
- Investigation Report
- Unknown
- Hot Work and FireMachinery and Equipment
- FireHydrocarbon releaseMaterial fatigueMechanical failure
- Gas cylinderProcess pipework and pipelines
- Competence and trainingEmergency responseEvacuation, escape and rescueFire protection
- Marine industry
- Vessel
Summary
Investigation of The Calypso’s engine-room fire on 6 May 2006 links ignition to fuel spraying from a failed flange, whose bolts probably failed through fatigue. It examines ineffective modification bulletins, misunderstandings of the fixed carbon dioxide system, unsafe re-entry and subsequent accidental discharge, alongside passenger mustering and recommendations on control identification and inspection knowledge.
Classifications: Fire; fire safety.
Classifications: Hydrocarbon release; hydrocarbon leak; oil and gas release.
Classifications: Material fatigue; metal fatigue.
Classifications: Mechanical failure; equipment failure.
Classifications: Gas cylinder; compressed gas bottle; gas cylinders.
Classifications: Process pipework and pipelines; process piping.
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.
Themes: hot work and fire, machinery and equipment.