§ Ms. WalleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list the details of fires on board ships investigated by his Department for each of the last 10 years, giving details of(a) temperature and (b) length of fire.
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Date of Accident Name of Vessel Type of Vessel Flag Size 18 July 1989 Seaboard Invincible Offshore Support United Kingdom 1,276 grt 30 July 1989 Welsh Princess Yacht Cayman Islands — 2 August 1989 Naticia Passenger United Kingdom 288 grt 12 August 1989 Llanishen Cargo St. Vincent 446 grt 31 August 1989 Eclipse FV United Kingdom 23.5 m 11 September 1989 Lyrawa Bay Ro-Ro United Kingdom 101 grt 12 September 1989 Kevella FV United Kingdom 19.8 m 13 September 1989 L'Oiseau Migrateur FV Guernsey 16.5 m 24 October 1989 Esperans FV — — 25 October 1989 Nanna FV — — 30 November 1989 Strathisla FV United Kingdom 18.9 m 22 December 1989 Marino Torre Ro-Ro/Cargo Italy 2,644 grt 10 January 1990 Sound of Seil Ferry United Kingdom 363 grt 13 January 1990 Churchill Container United Kingdom 22,635 grt 31 January 1990 St. Columbia Ro-Ro United Kingdom 7,.836 grt 3 March 1990 Luminence Cargo United Kingdom 1,596 grt 26 March 1990 Lowland Cavalier Offshore Support United Kingdom 1,396 grt 6 April 1990 Norrona Ro-Ro Denmark 7,839 grt 10 April 1990 Reine Matilde Ro-Ro France 5,465 grt 7 July 1990 Success FV United Kingdom 16.2 m 10 July 1990 Rocquaine Cargo Bahamas 985 grt 27 August 1990 Sea Venture FV United Kingdom 16.31 m 29 August 1990 Island Traveller Cargo United Kingdom 424 grt 16 September 1990 Sue Rita Passenger Launch United Kingdom 67.11 grt 19 September 1990 St. Anselm Ro-Ro United Kingdom 7,405 grt 3 October 1990 Earl Granville Ro-Ro United Kingdom 4,657 grt 9 October 1990 St. Cybi Ro-Ro Bahamas 2,353 grt 9 October 1990 Canberra Passenger United Kingdom 43,975 grt 24 October 1990 Suffolk Venturer Offshore Support United Kingdom 255 grt 1 November 1990 Emerald Cargo Isle of Man 1,583 grt 4 December 1990 Comar Tug United Kingdom 37 grt 24 February 1991 Breydon Merchant Cargo United Kingdom 425 grt 23 March 1991 Eurosun Passenger Ro-Ro Bermuda 12,343 grt 23 May 1991 Luminence Cargo United Kingdom 1,596 grt 17 June 1991 Autostrada Vehicle Carrier United Kingdom 610 grt 18 July 1991 David John FV United Kingdom 23.9 m 19 July 1991 Matco Avon Tanker United Kingdom 43,622 grt 24 July 1991 Valulla Class V Passenger Launch United Kingdom 112.06 grt 1 August 1991 Geestcape Refrigerated Cargo United Kingdom 8,030 grt 5 August 1991 Kedarost FV United Kingdom 23.41 m 5 August 1991 Emerald Cargo Isle of Man 1,583 grt 18 September 1991 Arran Lass FV United Kingdom 15.24 m
§ Mr. NorrisA list of investigations carried out into fires on board vessels since the establishment of the marine accident investigation branch in July 1989 is attached.
It is not generally practicable to measure the temperature of a fire, and the statistics maintained do not include details of duration.
The information on all investigations into fires carried out by the Department between mid-1982 and mid-1989 could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
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Date of Accident Name of Vessel Type of Vessel Flag Size 14 October 1991 Freedom FV United Kingdom 22.61 m 20 October 1991 Sally Star Passenger Ro-Ro Bahamas 9,120 grt 31 October 1991 Rix Eagle Dry Cargo Barge United Kingdom 292 grt 5 November 1991 Stora Korsnas Link 1 Ro-Ro Cargo Sweden 5,018 grt 15 January 1992 Geestbay Cargo United Kingdom 7,729 grt 8 April 1992 Kasan FV United Kingdom 17.52 m 15 May 1992 Grampian Otter Supply Vessel United Kingdom 652 grt 28 May 1992 Tor Anglia Ro-Ro Other Cargo Sweden 13,652 grt 21 June 1992 Sibon FV United Kingdom 33.66 m 29 September 1992 Sky Princess Cruise United Kingdom 43,692 grt 15 October 1992 Our Lady Patricia Passenger United Kingdom 312 grt