Electrical enclosures in MPV Everest's engine rooms allowed the ingress of fuel into the enclosures and did not meet the responsible classification society fluid ingress protection standards intended to reduce the associated risk of harmful effects and damage.
The inspection, identification and rectification of electrical enclosures with inadequate sealing arrangements should adequately address this safety issue.
On 5 February 2022, Maritime Construction Services (MCS) advised the ATSB that, during post‑fire repairs in Singapore in July 2021, Z-Power automation (the manufacturers of the ship’s electrical enclosures) was engaged to inspect electrical enclosures in the ship’s machinery spaces. The inspection identified 7 electrical enclosures with inadequate sealing arrangements, which were subsequently rectified by the manufacturers and the shipyard.
