AUS-EWK-L4.3

Fire in the engine room

AUS-EWK-M4 · Systems, Safety and the Sea · AUS-EWK-M4-A Steering, bilge, fire and pollution

Most engine room fires start the same way: a **pressurised oil spray onto a hot surface**. A cracked high-pressure fuel pipe, a failed flexible hose, a loose union — and a fine mist of oil finds an uninsulated exhaust manifold. Ignition is instant.