Fire on board and sinking of liftboat Mako
- Safety Flash
- Published on 23 September 2013
- Generated on 9 November 2025
- IMCA SF 15/13
- 1 minute read
The National Transportation Safety Board of the United States (US NTSB) has published the following safety flash regarding the US-registered liftboat Mako, which caught fire while supporting oil drilling operations about 6 miles off the coast of Nigeria.
No one on board was injured, but the Mako was a total loss in the accident.
The safety flash can be downloaded here.
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