Over-pressurisation of a cargo tank on oil tanker Mobil Petrel

Location: Fawley Oil Terminal, Southampton, England.

• 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: 7 November 1989

Accident Investigation Report: Mobil Petrel

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

MAIBReport_MobilPetrel-1989

Summary

Report of the investigation into the over-pressurisation of a cargo tank on the oil tanker Mobil Petrel at Fawley Oil Terminal on 7 November 1989.

Published: 28 November 1991

Published 23 January 2015