The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) has released its report into the engine room fire onboard the bulk carrier Tecumseh while transiting the Detroit River off Windsor, Ontario.
On 13 December 2019, the Tecumseh departed Thunder Bay, Ontario, for Windsor, Ontario, loaded with 19 667 tonnes of canola seed in bulk. At 1406, the engineering assistant was carrying out a routine round of the engine room and the third engineer was re-entering the engine room from the steering gear flat when they both observed that a fire had ignited near the port main engine. They immediately proceeded to the ECR, where the third engineer called the bridge and reported the fire to the master. Continue reading “Fire onboard Tecumseh caused by fuel hose failure”
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