Explosion and fire on coastal tanker Border Heather after loading volatile cargo of motor spirit

Location: Grangemouth Docks, Scotland.

• From: Marine Accident Investigation Branch
• Published: 23 January 2015

• Vessel type: Merchant vessel 100 gross tons or over
• Report type: Investigation report
• Date of occurrence: 31 October 2004

Accident Investigation Report 5/2006.

Investigation report into marine accident including what happened, safety lessons and recommendations made:

Border Heather Report.pdf (626.89 kb)

Summary

Report on the investigation of explosion and fire on Border Heather in Grangemouth, Firth of Forth, Scotland on 31 October 2004.

Published 23 January 2015