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A policy on how to handle alternative-fuel vehicles should be developed, if applicable (know-how on correct firefighting strategy/challenges), although this is not identified as a major risk (it is an unknown risk).ĭNV-GL’s identification of “shift of cargo represents a risk” is particularly pertinent to the carriage of electric vehicles.

At least for cargo Ro-Ro and vehicle carriers, improved cargo securing and weather routing should be considered.

Quick release of the fixed fire-extinguishing system is important, in particular for open Ro-Ro decks where the window of opportunity may be less than 10 to 15 minutes.

It was not focused on electric vehicles and addressed all factors regarding ro-ro cargo fires in eighteen incidents. In 2016, DNV-GL released a report addressing fires on ro-ro cargo decks.

The awareness of fire-fighting teams should be raised with regard to the dangers arising from BEV/HEV and FC vehicles and their training should be extended accordingly.

In the case of a fire, possibly separation of such vehicles by means of a water wall or mobile partitions (roller blinds). BEV/HEV and FC vehicles should be transported in special areas (equipped with appropriate detectors, fire-extinguishing equipment and fire-extinguishing agents).The recommendations from the German BMVBS included : “In the event of a lithium ion battery catching fire, it is important to note that such a fire reaches very high temperatures, produces toxic gases and is inextinguishable.” The study additionally addressed fire protection and firefighting procedures including a discussion of additional firefighting measures onboard ro-pax and ro-ro vessels. The conclusion was that the carriage of electrically powered vehicles (BEV and HEV) results in an increased risk of fire. One of those emerging risks is in the carriage of electric vehicles (EV) onboard roll-on/roll-off (ro-ro) vessels in particular.Īs far back as 2013, the German Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development had commissioned a study to determine if the carriage of electric vehicles on ro-pax or ro-ro vessels increased the risk of fire onboard.

Many types of fires have standard firefighting procedures, but innovative installations onboard or different cargoes lead to new risks. It has been updated to include commentary on this event and the emerging Grimaldi/Euroferry fire off Corfu in the Mediterranean.)įire onboard a ship can be catastrophic. (Note: This article was originally written and submitted to gCaptain prior to the Felicity Ace fire, the cause of which is not yet known.