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Ship fires not decreasing and still a major cause of total loss

Ship fires not decreasing and still a major cause of total loss

by Mariska Buitendijk | Dec 23, 2022 | Maritime accidents, News, Passenger ships, Shipping, SWZ|Maritime

Fire is one of the most dreadful events on board a ship. If a building is on fire, you may be able to get out and walk away to safety. On a ship, there is no chance to walk away, except evacuation via helicopter or lifeboats. The number of ship fires have not gone...
Do all escape routes on your ship have emergency breathing devices?

Do all escape routes on your ship have emergency breathing devices?

by Mariska Buitendijk | Sep 22, 2021 | Maritime accidents, News

You never know where a fire on board a ship may occur or where the crew is at that time. In its latest Mars Report, The Nautical Institute describes how a crew member had to choose an escape route without an emergency escape breathing device, as the other route was...
Fire in ferry Koegelwieck’s engine room while sailing to Terschelling

Fire in ferry Koegelwieck’s engine room while sailing to Terschelling

by Mariska Buitendijk | Apr 22, 2021 | Maritime accidents, News, Passenger ships

The ferry Koegelwieck suffered a fire in its engine room on Wednesday evening as it was on its way to Dutch Wadden Island Terschelling. There were 99 people on board, no one was injured. Shortly before 7.00 pm, the boat safely moored in the port of Terschelling and...
Poor maintenance and ‘commercial pressure’ caused Finlandia Seaways engine room fire

Poor maintenance and ‘commercial pressure’ caused Finlandia Seaways engine room fire

by Mariska Buitendijk | Mar 1, 2021 | News

The engine room fire on board the DFDS ro-ro cargo vessel Finlandia Seaways on 16 April 2018 was caused by inadequate maintenance, says UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) in its accident report. According to ferries union RMT, the poor maintenance strategy...
Video: USCG rescues crew member of container ship Laura Maersk

Video: USCG rescues crew member of container ship Laura Maersk

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 8, 2020 | News

Last Friday, the US Coast Guard evacuated a wounded man from the Laura Maersk (4258 TEU) almost five hundred kilometres off the coast of Maryland. It concerned a crew member, who had suffered serious burns during an explosion in the engine room. Because of the large...
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