I cannot understand the vitriol being directed at the vessel’s owners. The owners would have liability insurance and would have been directed by their attorney to take the action they took to maintain their cover.
As to causes I will wait for the investigation to run its course. Fires have been caused onboard ship where a generic charger has been used instead of the manufacturer’s equipment and P & I clubs have drawn attention to this. Not that on this occasion the operator would have been aware of this.
In small vessels carrying passengers propane is routinely used for the gas hob in the galley. Access to the galley is from a weather deck and food is passed through to the eating area through a serving hatch. Should there be a leak there is little possibility of the gas entering the vessel.
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