
P&I / InsuranceSafety4Sea·about 1 year ago
West P&I: Structural failure of drain lines in fuel oil tanks
Gard Club: Power-operated watertight doors can be fatal
2 maritime news articles about Structural Failure

Gard Club: Power-operated watertight doors can be fatal

The Club wishes to alert Members to a recent pollution incident that occurred during bunkering operations, that resulted in a significant oil spill. While receiving bunkers, fuel oil escaped through an undetected crack in a deck scupper drain line that penetrated through a fuel oil tank.