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MAIB: Scrap metal ship fire may have been caused by undischarged battery
A huge fire in the cargo hold of the 'Altay', which sent a noxious cloud over Hull, was probably caused by an undischarged battery or other ignition source, causing a spark during loading that ignited combustible material in the scrap metal, wjocj being loaded into the vessel, a new preliminary assessment report by the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has found. An investigation into the incident has revealed there were no physical dockside checks to weed out potentially hazardous items from the scrap. The scrap had been collected from several sources and the recipient company, Griffiths Group Ltd, expected its suppliers to screen their product to remove hazardous material such as combustibles and batteries. Deliveries of scrap cargo to Hull were visibly checked on arrival. There was no additional sorting and screening facility to ensure that contaminants were not present. The MAIB report says the cargo had been classified as conventional non-hazardous scrap metal under an international maritime code for shipping solid bulk cargoes, bunt in fact contained hazardous impurities, including batteries, oil drums and oily residues, which posed a fire risk. The Griffiths Group Ltd., which owned the cargo loading facility at Albert Dock, ceased trading following the incident on June 27, which had caused significant damage to structural steelwork in the ship’s aft cargo hold. The Maritime and Coastguard Agency had allowed the 'Altay' to leave port a month later to return to Tuzla for repairs, which were completed only on Oct 19 with the ship arriving in Sète on Nov 4. The Turkish owners, the Beyaz Denizcilik Ltd., had subsequently highlighted the importance of cargo load monitoring and pre-loading inspection to its crews. Report with photos: https://www.thehullstory.com/allarticles/ship-fire-investigation-report
Investigations into cause of fire continued
The investigation into the fire in the 3500 tons of scrap aboard the 'Altay' will continue the next few days, with the ship remaining stationary as of July 1. The fire fighters were looking at it as an accidental cause. The Humberside Fire and Rescue Service was called to Albert Dock in Hull on June 27 at about 10:20 a.m. BST. It took crews until June 28 at 05:00 a.m. BST to put the deep seated fire out. Report with photo: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/cargo-ship-fire-in-port-likely-to-be-an-accident/ar-AA1HHITz
Fire brought under control after almost 20 hours
The major fire aboard the 'Altay' at Hull has been extinguished on June 28. The Humberside Fire and Rescue crews were called to the Albert Dock on June 27 at about 10:20 a.m. BST, after the blaze started in a cargo hold containing 3,500 tonnes of scrap metal, causing a plume of smoke to spread across the city centre. The fire was brought under control on June 28 by about 05:00 a.m. Crews remained at the scene to ensure there was no risk of reignition. Crews from the Humberside Fire and Rescue, HM Coastguard and Humberside Police were on the scene. The fire fighters had worked through the night, continuously dampening down the cargo hold to bring the fire under control.Up to five fire engines, an aerial platform and fire crews trained in marine response were involved in the operation to bring the fire under control. During the blaze, the direction of the wind had pushed smoke towards Hull city centre, and, as a result, police closed the Kingston Retail Park, the Marina, English Street, Wellington Street and Jackson Street. Those closures were lifted later in the evening. The Hull Combined Court and Hull Magistrates' Court were also temporarily closed and cases were adjourned or moved online. The site of The Big Malarkey Festival in East Park had been evacuated as a precaution. Report with photos and video: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ceq7r84vpr4o
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