The Safety Investigation Report on a fire last September that resulted in the total loss of 35.2 metre Tansu motor yacht Siempre has highlighted the hazards of handling and disposing of Lithium-ion batteries.
The investigation conducted by the Malta Marine Safety Investigation Unit (MSIU) confirms that fire broke out on the open aft deck in the early hours of September 6, while Siempre was moored at the Port of Olbia in Italy. The crew members were woken by the fire alarm but as the blaze grew out of control within minutes they “jumped into the water from the bow and were rescued by the crew members of a neighbouring yacht,” the report detailed.
The report could not determine the cause of the fire but “believes that it had either originated from a Lithium-ion battery stored in the vicinity, or due to a fault in the power socket of the water scooter, which was on the open aft…
Investigation into 35m Siempre fire points to Lithium-ion batteries
