This incident occurred while at sea when crewmembers were switching from one circulating pump of the exhaust gas boiler to the other, as part of normal operation. The connected pump fractured and released considerable amount of hot water and steam.
Incident information on Accident Caused by Fractured Exhaust Gas Boiler Circulating Pump
November 8, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Incident Information on Thermal Oil Heater Fire in the Funnel
May 30, 2013 by Leave a Comment
This incident is referring to a vessel which had an exhaust gas heated Thermal Oil installation. The thermal oil circulating pump stopped and the stand-by pump did not start. No alarm indicating abnormal condition was given. The thermal oil system temperature and pressure increased until the safety valve directed the oil into the compensating (expansion) tank. The expansion tank overflowed (again no alarm was given) through its air vent head. The air vent head was mounted inside the funnel, close to the exhaust pipes. An explosion was heard from the funnel followed by a fire.
Damage to Exhaust Gas Boiler Due to Dry Running
December 14, 2012 by Leave a Comment
During morning attendance of engine room, a water leak from the exhaust gas boiler was discovered. In order to get to port, the water circulation was shut off, and the instruction manual on “emergency dry running” was followed. When arriving at anchorage, the exhaust gas boiler overheated, and the crew found that a soot fire had occurred.
Officer of the Watch 