Read the Engine Room Fire article in the latest Marine Insurer
In the July issue of Marine Insurer magazine, we discuss engine room fires. The article describes how best to deal with infrequent, but potentially catastrophic engine room fires and point out the most domination causes; lube-oil and fuel-oil mist spraying onto hot surfaces leads to igniting.
The key is to train the crew and ensure the response time is as short as possible to prevent fires in the engine rooms.