Safety warning after fire starts and spreads via balconies on passenger cruise ship with loss of 1 life

Urgent recommendations issued to Maritime Administration of the UK, Flag States, Cruise lines and operators/managers of passenger vessels.

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

• Vessel type: Merchant vessel 100 gross tons or over
• Report type: Safety bulletin
• Date of occurrence: 23 March 2006

Safety Bulletin 1/2006

Star Princess - Safety Bulletin.pdf (1,296.43 kb)

Summary

Fire on board the Bermuda registered passenger cruise ship Star Princess on 23 March 2006.

Issued: 27 April 2006

Published 23 January 2015