The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued its report on an August 11, 2024, engine room fire aboard the fishing vessel Three Girls that led to an estimated $1.3 million in
Three Girls docked in Portland, Maine after the fire. [Source: NTSB]
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued its report on an August 11, 2024, engine room fire aboard the fishing vessel Three Girls that led to an estimated $1.3 million in damage to the vessel. The failure of a component on the hydraulic system for on-deck fishing equipment is seen as the probable cause of the fire.
On the day of the fire, the 1979-built, 81.6 foot long Three Girls was fishing in the Gulf of Maine when the engine room fire broke out, The five crewmembers and a National Marine Fisheries Service observer abandoned the burning vessel and were rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard. No injuries or pollution were reported.
BURNING SMELL
The crew of the Three Girls had begun fishing on the previous day and collected about 20,000 pounds of various groundfish over the next two days. When the fishing net was recovered from
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