# NTSB Marine Accident Brief Fire aboard Vehicle Carrier Alliance St. Louis

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**Category:** Marine Incidents\
**Created:** [April 18, 2018, 10:07am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/ntsb-marine-accident-brief-fire-aboard-vehicle-carrier-alliance-st-louis/47867 "2018-04-18T10:07:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2018, 10:07am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/ntsb-marine-accident-brief-fire-aboard-vehicle-carrier-alliance-st-louis/47867/1 "2018-04-18T10:07:30Z")

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Lessons learnt from fire on the PCTC Alliance St. Louis:

> **[Improper tightening of a pipe plug causes fire to vehicle carrier - SAFETY4SEA](https://safety4sea.com/improper-tightening-of-a-pipe-plug-causes-fire-to-vehicle-carrier/)**
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> "Alliance St. Louis" was heading to Jacksonville, when a pipe plug on the fuel pump for the main engine’s no. 6 cylinder came loose, causing fire.

The official Accident report from NTSB:

> **[MAB1808.pdf](https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/MAB1808.pdf)**
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**Author:** ![Kennebec\_Captain](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/kennebec_captain/32/13_2.png) [@Kennebec\_Captain](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Kennebec_Captain)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2018, 11:59am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/ntsb-marine-accident-brief-fire-aboard-vehicle-carrier-alliance-st-louis/47867/2 "2018-04-18T11:59:20Z")

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From the NTSB report:

On January 16, 2017, at 0252, the vehicle carrier Alliance St. Louis was under way from  
Port Arthur, Texas, to Jacksonville, Florida, when a pipe plug on the fuel pump for the main  
engine’s no. 6 cylinder came loose, resulting in fuel spray onto the engine’s hot exhaust gas pipe manifold. The atomized fuel quickly ignited. The fire was contained to the main engine room and extinguished by the CO 2 fixed fire-suppression system. No injuries were reported; property damage exceeded $3,750,000.