NTSB: Design flaw caused Sandy Ground ferry fire

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The design of a new passenger ferry’s fuel oil return system and inadequate follow-on training for engineering crewmembers led to the 2022 fire aboard the Staten Island Ferry Sandy Ground, the National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday.

The fire broke out in the engine room of the Sandy Ground in New York Harbor with 884 persons aboard on Dec. 22, 2022. The crew’s actions to contain and extinguish the fire, combined with a quick response from good samaritan vessels, resulted in the safe...

https://www.marinelog.com/passenger/ferries/ntsb-design-flaw-caused-sandy-ground-ferry-fire/

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