Maritime Risk International
Warning of battery fires on board
Vessel fires caused by lithium-ion batteries in electric cars are ferocious and extremely difficult to control – something
that few shipping companies or their crew know about, according to a leading fuels expert. Tony in’t Hout, director at Stream
Marine Training, believes crew members on container ships carrying electric cars face serious injury or worse unless they
understand what causes the batteries to ignite and how to quell the flames.