Warning on engine room fires

The Swedish Club has published “Dealing with Engine Room Fires”, a guide to provide insight into three major incidents dealt with by the Club that involved such fires. Engine rooms on ships have all the ingredients for a fire – oxygen, heat and flammable liquids under pressure. With an average cost of US$1.85 million, engine room fires cost nearly six times more than the average for H&M claims in general. Yet the quality of the crew’s response can have a significant impact not only on the cost of the fire, but more importantly on the safety of those on board.