MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT--ENGINEROOM FIRE ABOARD THE U.S. TANKSHIP CHARLESTON IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN ABOUT 35 MILES OFF THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST, MARCH 7, 1989

This report explains the engineroom fire aboard the U.S. tankship CHARLESTON in the Atlantic Ocean on March 7, 1989. The safety issues discussed in the report are fixed fire protection systems in the enginerooms of steam-propelled tankships, crew response to engineroom emergencies, and crew operation of the emergency diesel generator. Safety recommendations addressing these issues were made to the U.S.Coast Guard and the Apex Marine Corporation.

• Corporate Authors:

  National Transportation Safety Board

  Office of Surface Transportation Safety
  Washington, DC  United States  20594
• Publication Date: 1990-10-10

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: 41 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Disasters and emergency operations; Engine rooms; Fires; Protection; Recommendations; Tankers
• Uncontrolled Terms: Emergency response
• Old TRIS Terms: Tankships
• Subject Areas: Highways; Marine Transportation; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00603059
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: NTSB/MAR-90/06
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 31 1991 12:00AM