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Engine Room Fire Incident Analysis by iomerko is a document available to read on EtoBox.
A fire broke out in the engine room of a tanker at sea. The engineers attempted to fight the fire but were forced to evacuate due to heavy smoke. An investigation found that a fuel oil line had sheared due to loose brackets that were known but not repaired, spraying fuel onto exposed hot exhaust bellows without proper lagging that had been removed for previous work but not replaced. The exposed surfaces ignited the fuel and engulfed the engine room in fire. Lessons learned were to ensure all hot surfaces ar
- Author
- iomerko
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- EN