NTSB Calls For Better Fire Detector Placement After Fishing Vessel Fire
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has stressed the importance of installing smoke and fire detectors in key areas of vessels after investigating a fire that sank the fishing vessel Tarka II near Tatoosh Island, Washington, on September 2, 2024. The investigation revealed that the Tarka II did not have a smoke or fire detector inside its engine room, which is where the fire started. Although the engine room was fitted with a CCTV camera connected to the wheelhouse, the camera was not active during the incident. Due to this, the captain only became aware of the fire when he noticed smoke coming from the vessel’s exhaust stacks. more, >>CLICK TO READ<< 12:01
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