Coast Guard: Unmonitored fuel transfer led to deaths on munitions ship

摘要

A U.S. Coast Guard report has concluded that the failure to monitor the transfer of fuel was a factor in an engine room fire that cost the lives of two crewmembers on an ammunition ship. The fire occurred aboard SSG Edward A, Carter Jr. in July 2001 while the ship was docked in Southport, N.C. The two men who died became trapped inside the confined engine room area as an oil fire raged out of control. The ship's second assistant engineer failed to monitor the transfer of bunker fuel, according to a Coast Guard report released by headquarters in September. The report also faulted the master for his role in a failed attempt to extinguish the blaze.