Fire / Explosion

Common themes

• ignition followed by rapid overpressure or blast damage
• cargo, bunker, vapour, or enclosed-space explosion risk
• severe crew exposure and loss of firefighting control
• cascading structural damage after the initial blast

Related concepts

• Fire
• Explosion
• Fire / Sinking
• Structural Failure

Related incidents

Accidents linked to this concept are grouped by vessel type.

Container (3)

• 2025-06-05: Wan Hai 503 (2025)
• 2024-08-01: YM Mobility (2024)
• 2012-07-14: MSC FLAMINIA (2012)

Bulk Carrier (1)

• 2010-07-02: Yeoman Bontrup (2010)

Tanker (1)

• 2004-01-01: Panam Serena (2004)

Ro-Ro / Car Carrier (1)

• 2020-06-04: Höegh Xiamen (2020)

Tug (1)

• 2014-10-31: Dennis Hendrix (2014)