Tragic incident related to fire which happened on the MV X Press Pearl seems to have resulted in complete destruction of ship structure as seen from the images. As per the owner of the vessel, ship will be declared as complete loss. As per the media reports, the ship was denied entry in other ports […]
Scavenge Space Fire reasons, detection and actions will be discussed in this article in a thorough details. Scavenge space fire can seriously damage the engines and also will hamper in the working of the same. Such fires should be avoided in any case and same can be done by following simple practices. Scavenge space, as […]
A RO RO merchant ship named AL FAYROUZ had fire onboard and they sent a distress signal using Inmarset.The signal was picked by the Maritime Rescue Coordination Center, France. Then it was informed to the Saudi Arabian MRCC for further actions. As per the latest report, all the crew onboard were saved from the […]
Fire is one of the most dreaded accidents on board. Engine Room Fires more so, because of the difficulty in actual Engine Room Fire Fighting exercises and also the presence of hazardous flammable vapors that always pose a risk to make the accident even more life threatening. During training programs, we all have discussed at length and often come […]
This article discusses about fire which is a very common phenomenon yet a dangerous one. How to prevent fire? Well there are several practices which if are followed will never lead to outbreak of fire. In this article you will also get to know about what types of equipment used to stop fire on board […]