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Safety lessons: maintaining equipment on your fishing vessel

A safety message for the fishing industry highlighting the importance of properly fitting and operating equipment, including items bought second-hand.

Documents

MAIB flyer issued January 2007

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Details

This summary concerns an engine room fire, started by second-hand shrimp boiler, on a beam trawler.

The information has been prepared for the:

  • fishing industry

Updates to this page

Published 31 January 2007

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