Ship suffered power blackout after fire in engine room

Survey vessel Kommandor Susan was carrying out sea trials in the Firth of Forth at the time.

‘Everything went black. Then fire poured down’: one man’s terror onboard a ship hit in the Iran war

In an exclusive interview, a seafarer describes the strike on the MKD Vyom in the Gulf of Oman that killed his friend and crewmate, Dixit Solanki ...
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Incorrect Valve Led to Deadly Engine Room Fire

The installation of an incorrect valve in a pipe to a diesel oil tank led to a fatal fire aboard a cargo vessel docked in LaPorte, Texas, an National Transportation Safety Board shows. On Jan. 8, 2024 ...
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Lube Oil Maintenance Failure Caused Catastrophic Engine Failure and Fire

Debris in an engine’s lube oil system led to a diesel engine failure and an engine room fire aboard a passenger vessel docked in Portland, Maine, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has ...
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Indonesian Navy patrol vessel sinks following engine room fire

KRI Siliman (foreground), seen here while conducting interdiction operations against a general cargo ship in August 2024. (Indonesian Navy Armada I) An Indonesian Navy Sibarau (Attack)-class patrol ...
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Cargo ship towed to shore after engine room fire

A cargo ship has been towed into port after a fire broke out in its engine room while it was off the Isle of Wight. HM Coastguard earlier said the Caesarea Trader would be checked and then towed into ...
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Cargo ship to be towed to shore after engine room fire

A cargo ship is set to be towed to shore after a fire broke out in its engine room off the Isle of Wight. The Caesarea Trader will be checked and then towed into Portsmouth at "first light" where ...