Fire in main galley of passenger cruise ship Edinburgh Castle

Location: Off Cape Carvoeir, Portugal.

• From: Marine Accident Investigation Branch
• Published: 23 January 2015

• Vessel type: Merchant vessel 100 gross tons or over
• Report type: Investigation report
• Date of occurrence: 21 August 1998

Accident Investigation Report: Edinburgh Castle

Investigation report into marine accident including what happened, safety lessons and recommendations made:

edinburgh castle fire.pdf (1,165.48 kb)

Summary

On 21 August 1998 cruise ship Edinburgh Castle was west of Cape Carvoeir, Portugal. Overheating and ignition of cooking fat in a deep fat fryer caused a fire to break out in the main galley.

Published: 1999.

Published 23 January 2015