Report notes 'meeting regulatory requirements ensures only a minimum level of safety'

A Transportation Safety Board (TSB) investigation into a fire aboard the scallop fishing vessel Fundy Leader has revealed safety shortcomings in material choices and inspection access—issues with implications for vessel operators and safety professionals across multiple industries.

Fire sparked by cracked exhaust silencer

On the night of December 6, 2024, the Fundy Leader was operating about 100 nautical miles southwest of Cape Sable, Nova Scotia, when crew members noticed smoke. The fire was traced to a crack in the main engine’s exhaust silencer, which allowed hot gases to escape and heat a nearby steel bulkhead. That bulkhead, located just 10 cm from the silencer, ignited the wooden framing behind a

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