Classification
- Incident Type: Fire
- Severity: High
- Vessel Type: Bulk Carrier
Vessel Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Vessel Name | Mandy |
| Vessel Type | Bulk Carrier |
| Flag State | Singapore [SG] |
| IMO Number | 9582831 |
| Gross Tonnage | 94917 |
| LOA (m) | 295 |
| Breadth (m) | 46 |
| Owner/Operator | Imelda Shipping (reported manager) |
| Year Built | 2010 |
| Crew Size | 25 |
MPA confirms the accident-time name, flag and crew complement. Technical particulars are supporting vessel-database information; the same IMO is subsequently listed as Phoenix Plus. Seatrade corrected its earlier attribution to Pacific Rim Shipmanagement and reports Imelda Shipping as manager since August 2025. (MPA; VesselFinder; Seatrade)
Incident Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Date | 2026-02-17 |
| Location | Off Weihai, Shandong, China |
| Region | China |
| Fatalities | 2 |
| Injuries | 1 |
| Missing | |
| Direct Damage | |
| Economic Damage |
Key facts
- MPA reported the fire at about 19:35 Singapore time on 17 February. (MPA)
- All 25 crew members were Myanmar nationals; two were reported dead and one was evacuated for treatment. (MPA)
- The crew extinguished the fire, and no pollution was reported. (MPA)
- Towage to Yantai Port was being arranged when MPA issued its release. (MPA)
- Shandong Maritime Safety Administration later reported 23 people rescued from the Mandy fire off Weihai. (Shandong MSA)
Narrative
The fire broke out in Mandy's engine room while the ship was off China. MPA reported two crew members deceased and a third evacuated to a shore medical facility. It stated that the crew had extinguished the fire and that the company was arranging towage to Yantai. This describes the response arrangements on 18 February, rather than a confirmed arrival or completed repair. (MPA)
In its 16 March summary of emergency operations, Shandong Maritime Safety Administration identified the Mandy fire in waters off Weihai and said 23 people had been rescued. It did not provide a separate injury or missing-person breakdown. The fire's origin, final machinery damage and monetary losses remain unconfirmed. (Shandong MSA)
Sequence of events
| Date/time | Event |
|---|---|
| 2026-02-17 about 19:35 Singapore time | An engine-room fire broke out aboard Mandy off China. |
| 2026-02-18 | MPA reported the fire extinguished, two deaths, one medical evacuation and planned towage to Yantai. |
| 2026-03-16 | Shandong MSA reported that 23 people had been rescued from the fire off Weihai. |
Sources: MPA and Shandong MSA. The later publication date is not assigned as the rescue date.
Investigation
MPA stated that it would investigate. Its 18 February release is an initial casualty notice rather than an investigation report; no final causal determination is available in the cited releases. Press reports describe deficiencies found during earlier inspections, but those inspections do not establish the cause of this fire. No missing-person count, confirmed repair outcome or final financial assessment is stated. (MPA; Seatrade)
References
- MPA: Fire Onboard Singapore-Registered Bulk Carrier MANDY
- Shandong MSA: 2026 spring-transport emergency-response summary, 16 March
- Seatrade Maritime: Two dead in fire on bulk carrier Mandy, with manager correction
- The Maritime Executive: Engine Room Fire Kills Two on Bulker off China