Reports by incident

Fire/Explosion

Reports have been split into three categories, Merchant, Fishing and Leisure. Click on the links within the tables to view each investigation report.

Merchant vessels

Vessel name

Vessel type

Accident type

Accident date

Commodore Clipper
(No 24/2011)
Ro-ro passenger ferry Fire on the main vehicle deck 16/06/10
Yeoman Bontrup
(No 5/2011)
Bulk Carrier Fire and explosion 2/07/10
Oscar Wilde
(No 3/2011)
Roro passenger ferry Machinery space fire. 2/02/10
Maersk Newport
(No 13/2009)
Container ship Investigations of heavy weather damage 50 miles west of Guernsey and a fire alongside in Algeciras, Spain. 10/11/08 & 15/11/08
Maersk Doha
(No 15/2007)
Container vessel Machinery breakdown and subsequent fire onboard 02/10/06
Calypso
(No 8/2007)
Passenger cruise vessel Engine room fire on board the passenger cruise vessel The Calypso 16 miles south of Beachy Head 06/05/06
Hilli
(No 4/2007)
Liquid natural gas tanker Starboard boiler explosion resulting in one fatal and one serious injury on board, Grand Bahama Shipyard Freeport, Grand Bahama 10/10/03
Star Princess
(No 28/2006)
Cruise ship Fire onboard Star Princess off Jamaica 23/03/06
Norsea
(No 16/2003)
Ro-ro ferry Fire in the aft engine room of Ro-ro ferry Norsea 02/09/02
Pride of Bath
(No 6/2003)
Pleasure cruiser A barbecue fire in the galley of Pride of Bath on the River Avon, Bath 20/07/02
Stena Explorer
(No 5/2003)
Highspeed catermaran Fire on board HSS Stena Explorer entering Holyhead 20/09/01
Rosebank
(No 28/2002)
General cargo vessel Accommodation fire on mv Rosebank 7 miles east of Alnmouth, off the Northumberland coast 14/12/01
St Helena
(No 19/2001)
Class 1 passenger ship Engine room fire 25/08/00
Toisa Gryphon
(No 1/2000)
Offshore tug/supply vessel Engine room fire 150 miles west-south-west of Isles of Scilly 02/02/99
Edinburgh Castle
Class 1 Passenger Ship Fire in main galley of vessel 21/08/98
Pride of Le Havre Ro-ro cargo vessel Switchboard explosion 27/07/98
Pride of Le Havre Ro-ro cargo vessel Engine room fire 18/03/99
Saga Rose Passenger cruise liner Fire on the passenger cruise liner whilst undergoing a refit at the A&P Docks, Southampton 14/12/97
Esso Mersey (MT)
Motor tanker Re-opened inquiry into the explosion on a motor tanker, with the loss of two lives 04/09/91
Esso Mersey (MT)
Motor tanker Explosion on board a motor tanker, with the loss of two lives 04/09/91
Sally Star Ro-ro passenger vessel Fire on board 25/08/94

Fishing vessels

Vessel name

Vessel type

Accident type

Accident date

Vision II
(No 8/2009)
Fishing vessel Fire on board fishing vessel while alongside in Fraserburgh 1/08/2008
Shark & Royalist dual report
(No 13/2008)
Fishing vessels Fire on board FV Shark and Foundering of FV Royalist 19/01/2008 & 23/01/2008
Elegance
(No 9/2004)
Fishing vessel Two engine room fires, subsequent flooding and foundering of the fishing vessel Elegance 30 miles north-west of Shetland on 30 January 2004 and 8.5 miles west of Shapinsay on 5 March 2004 30/01/04 and 05/03/04
Kingfisher II
(No 15/2004
Fishing vessel Fire on board the fishing vessel Kingfisher II whilst on passage to recover creels, 5 miles east of North Uist 26/04/04
Fleur de Lys
(No 36/2001)
Fishing vessel Explosion on board vessel which then foundered 18 miles south-east of Portland Bill 16/04/00
Ross Alcedo
(No 3/2001)
Fishing vessel Fire on board vessel while underway about 32 miles north-west of the Isles of Scilly 16/01/00
Be Ready
(No 30/2000)
Fishing vessel Fire on board vessel while fishing 30 miles north-west of the Orkney Islands 22/01/00
De Kaper
Trawler Fire on board trawler off Hanstholm, Denmark 12/02/99

Leisure crafts

Vessel name

Vessel type

Accident type

Accident date

Lindy Lou
(No 23/2007)
Canal boat Fire, resulting in one fatality 20/01/2007