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Case Study: Lack Of Continuous Monitoring At Issue In Shipyard Fire
May 10, 2021
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A 2020 shipyard fire aboard the Iron Maiden was able to start and spread without notice because no one was continually monitoring the vessel while fire detectors were shut off during repairs, the National Transportation Safety Board said in a report issued.
Marine Accident Brief 21/11 details the NTSB’s investigation into April 16, 2020, a fire aboard the dive support vessel docked at the Allied Shipyard in Larose, Louisiana. The fire caused $900,000 in damage. There were no injuries.
NTSB: Lack of Monitoring Aggravated $900K Louisiana Shipyard Fire May 7, 2021
A 2020 fire at a Louisiana shipyard in April 2020 that caused $900,000 in damage was able to start and spread without notice because no one was continually monitoring the vessel while fire detectors were shut off during repairs, the National Transportation Safety Board said in a report issued May 4.
Marine Accident Brief 21/11 details the NTSB’s investigation into the April 16, 2020, fire aboard the dive support vessel, the Iron Maiden, docked at the Allied Shipyard in Larose, Louisiana.
The probable cause of the fire aboard Iron Maiden was an electrical short from an unidentified source located on the forward bulkhead within the generator room, the NTSB said. No injuries were reported as a result of the fire.
Maritime Activity Reports, Inc. May 4, 2021
The Iron Maiden before the April 16, 2020 fire, with previous name and different owner. (Photo: U.S. Coast Guard)
A 2020 fire aboard a dive support vessel docked at a Larose, La. shipyard was able to start and spread without notice because no one was continually monitoring the vessel while fire detectors were shut off during repairs, the National Transportation Safety Board said in a report issued Tuesday.
The April 16, 2020, fire aboard the Iron Maiden at the Allied Shipyard caused $900,000 in damage, and no injuries were reported. While the fire caused extensive damage throughout the generator room, the NTSB found fire pattern and damage indicating the fire started near the forward bulkhead. Because the battery charger, alarm panel and generator push button start-stop panel were in the area of fire ignition identified by fire investigators, an electrical short from one of these components may have been the sourc