Investigation Report
Fire started in electrical locker on passenger cruise ship Saga Rose
Fire started in electrical locker on passenger cruise ship Saga Rose
- MAIB
- Investigation Report
- Unknown
- Electrical SafetyHot Work and Fire
- Electrical safetyFire
- Emergency responseEvacuation, escape and rescueFire protection
- Marine industry
- Port and quaysideVessel
Summary
An investigation synopsis describes an electrical-locker fire aboard Saga Rose during refit in Southampton. It records evacuation, firefighting and damage to cabins, void spaces and electrical cables. Some shore personnel suffered smoke inhalation. The cause remained unconfirmed, with a secondary cable fault considered most likely.
Classifications: Electrical safety; electrical hazards.
Classifications: Fire; fire safety.
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: Port and quayside; quayside; harbour; harbor.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Themes: electrical safety, hot work and fire.