Fire caused by fuel hitting uninsulated exhaust header

An engine room fire aboard a towing vessel was the result of spraying diesel fuel hitting an uninsulated section of the engine’s exhaust system, the National Transportation Safety Board said in Marine Investigation Report 22/05.

Starboard side of the Miss Dorothy during firefighting efforts from the towing vessel Christopher Wilson.

An engine room fire aboard a towing vessel was the result of spraying diesel fuel hitting an uninsulated section of the engine’s exhaust system, the National Transportation Safety Board said in Marine Investigation Report 22/05.