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Eddystone and Red Eagle report published

Two incidents of unintentional release of carbon dioxide from fixed fire-extinguishing systems on roll on, roll off vessels while at sea.

• From: Marine Accident Investigation Branch
• Published: 12 September 2018

Our accident investigation report into the unintentional release of carbon dioxide (CO2) from fixed fire-extinguishing system on board the roll on, roll off (ro-ro) cargo vessel Eddystone in June 2016 and a similar incident on board the ro-ro passenger ferry Red Eagle in July 2017, is now published.

The report, available via this link, contains details of what happened, the subsequent actions taken and recommendation made.

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Published 12 September 2018