
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has published an investigation report into the Bahamas-registered, 145m multi-purpose vessel MPV Everest engine room fire, which suffered a fire in the port engine room. The vessel was en-route from Mawson Station, Antarctica to Hobart, Tasmania with 37 crew and 72 Australian Antarctic Division staff on board.
The ship’s crew responded, and the fire was contained before being eventually extinguished using the engine room water mist fixed fire-extinguishing system. The port engine room sustained substantial damage with most of the power generation equipment and machinery located within rendered inoperable. Continue reading “MPV Everest engine room fire report published”