RMS QUEEN MARY 2 - CATASTROPHIC CAPACITOR FAILURE

摘要

To recap, at 0425 on 23 September 2010, as the passenger liner RMS Queen Mary 2 (QM2) was approaching Barcelona, a loud explosion was heard from the direction of the aft main switchboard (MSB) room. Within a few seconds, all four of the podded propulsion motors shut down. A few sec onds later, the vessel suffered an electrical blackout. Thick black smoke was seen to be coming from the aft MSB room. Fortunately, the vessel was clear of navigational haz ards and no one was injured.