Investigation Report
Flooding and abandonment of general cargo ship Sea Breeze
Flooding and abandonment of general cargo ship Sea Breeze
- MAIB
- Investigation Report
- Evacuation, Escape and RescueStructural and Asset Integrity
- Leadership and safety cultureMechanical failureStructural and asset integrityVessel flooding and foundering
- Inspection and maintenance
- Process pipework and pipelinesPumpsRescue craftValve
- Emergency responseFlood containment and watertight integrityFunctional testingEnergy and process isolation
- Marine industry
- Vessel
Summary
This investigation examines Sea Breeze’s flooding during ballast-pump removal and subsequent abandonment. An incompletely closed isolation valve allowed seawater into the engine room. The report analyses worn actuator gearing, missing maintenance and work controls, ineffective emergency preparedness, and an open watertight door that allowed flooding to spread into accommodation.
Classifications: Leadership and safety culture; safety culture; safety leadership.
Classifications: Mechanical failure; equipment failure.
Classifications: Structural and asset integrity; asset integrity; structural integrity.
Classifications: Vessel flooding and foundering; water ingress.
Classifications: Inspection and maintenance; asset inspection; equipment maintenance.
Classifications: Process pipework and pipelines; process piping.
Classifications: Pumps.
Classifications: Rescue craft; fast rescue craft; FRC; fast rescue boat; FRB.
Classifications: Valve; valves.
Classifications: Emergency response; emergency preparedness.
Classifications: Flood containment and watertight integrity.
Classifications: Functional testing; function test.
Classifications: Energy and process isolation; isolation; energy isolation.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Themes: evacuation, escape and rescue, structural and asset integrity.