On February 22, 1990, the reflagged 760-foot-long U.S. tank ship SURF CITY, loaded with naphtha and automotive diesel oil, exploded and burned in the Persian Gulf. The fire burned for 2 weeks and 196,985 barrels of the 606,215 barrels of cargo were lost. The damage loss resulting from this accident was $31.53 million. The safety issues discussed in the report are the ballast tank entry procedures; extension of the inert gas system to include the ballast tanks; ballast system integrity; repeated stress related fatigue fracturing in cargo/ballast tanks; location of fire foam monitor; and retrofit or replacement of primary lifesaving equipment. The Safety Board made recommendations addressing these issues to the U.S. Coast Guard, the International Chamber of Shipping, the International Association of Classification Societies, the Gleneagle Management Company, Inc., and through the U.S. Coast Guard to the International Maritime Organization.


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    Titel :

    National Transportation Safety Board Marine Accident Report: Explosion and Fire on the U.S. Tank Ship Surf City, Persian Gulf, February 22, 1990


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1992


    Format / Umfang :

    64 pages


    Medientyp :

    Report


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch