Completed PE Summary
Chainat Navee
| Category | Merchant |
| Registered Owner & Manager: | Unithai Shipping Pte.Ltd |
| Port of registry: | Bangkok |
| Flag: | Thailand |
| Type: | Dry Cargo |
| Built: | 1978 |
| Classification society: | Nippon Kaiji Kyokan |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Length overall: | 157.03 |
| Gross tonnage: | 15938.00 |
| Date & Time | 20/10/04 15:15 |
| Location of incident: | UK Coastal Waters |
| Incident Type: | Fire/Explosion |
| Persons onboard: | 28 Crew |
| Injuries/ fatalities: | None |
| Damage/ Pollution: | Material Damage/No Pollution |
Synopsis
Fire in number 3 cargo hold of Thailand registered cargo vessel, caused by oxy/acetylene burning procedures during defect maintenance on the upper deck.
Action taken:
The Chief Inspector wrote to the Singapore based managers of the vessel. Recommendations were made with respect to the following:
Reporting accidents to harbour authorities, when appropriate, in good time to ensure emergency services give support commensurate with the emergency
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Use of CO2 smothering systems: specifically the need to keep spaces battened down for extended periods to ensure a fire is extinguished and area cooled. Also the internal danger of reignition when such spaces are opened up too quickly.
