Marine Accident Brief: Fire Aboard Vehicle Carrier M/V Alliance Norfolk

On the morning of March 10, 2012, while transiting between Malta and Sicily, Italy, in the Mediterranean Sea, the M/V Alliance Norfolk, a roll on/roll off vehicle carrier, encountered rough weather and heavy seas resulting in damage to its cargo and a subsequent fire on a cargo deck. The fire was extinguished at sea, but 2 days later while in port, the damaged cargo deck was ventilated, and the fire reflashed , causing further damage to the vessel and its cargo. The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause of the fire on board the M/V Alliance Norfolk was ignition of flammable material by an undetermined ignition source on deck 5 due to shifting cargo while the vessel was rolling in heavy seas after losing power. Contributing to the severity of the damage was the reflash of the smoldering fire when the vessel was in port.

• Record URL:
  http://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/MAB1305.pdf
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• Summary URL:
  http://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Pages/MAB1305.aspx
• Corporate Authors:

  National Transportation Safety Board

  490 L'Enfant Plaza, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20594
• Publication Date: 2013-5-10

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Maps; Photos; Tables;
• Pagination: 5p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash causes; Crash investigation; Fire causes; Fires; Freight transportation; Marine safety; Roll on roll off ships
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Marine Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; I80: Accident Studies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01481526
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: NTSB/MAB/13-05
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 14 2013 10:43AM