b'SAFETY MATTERSSAFETYRe-evaluating Fire Risk Plastic Trash CansERIC CHRISTENSEN // PVA DIRECTOR OF REGULATORY AFFAIRS & RISK MANAGEMENTO pen-source media has re- inaplastictrashcanonthemain(MOU)toassistwiththejointCoastported that the worst mari- deck aft of the salon. Since the timeGuard and National Transportation time accident on a domesticof the fire, which claimed the lives ofSafetyBoard(NTSB)investigation.passengervesselinover40years33 passengers and one crewmember,TheMOUdetailshowtheATFcanstartedinapolyethylene(plastic)the suspected cause was lithium-assist the Coast Guard with complex trash can.According to documentsion batteries. fireinvestigationsinvolvingcom-obtained without authorization andmercialvesselincidents.According published by the Los Angeles Times onATF ENGAGEMENT toJasonNeubauer,deputychief the fourth anniversary of the fire andAND MODELING oftheCoastGuardsOfficeof sinking of the small passenger vesselThe ATF National Response Team M/V Conception,theBureauofAl- (NRT) was brought in early on by cohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF)theU.S.CoastGuardundera2002determined that the fire likely beganMemorandum of Understanding On the fourth anniversary of the fire and sinking of the small passenger vessel 4 2 1 6 - C T C M/V Conception, the Bureau of Alcohol, 49 PAX Tobacco, and Firearms + 2 CREW (ATF) determined that the fire likely beganin a plastic trash canon the main deck.InvestigationsandAnalysis,since theM/VConceptionfire,ATFhas supportedseveralcasualtyinvesti-gationsincludingtherecentM/V Grande Costa dAvorio cargo ship fire in New Jersey, where two shoreside firefighterswerekilled,aswellas the M/V Spirit of Norfolk and M/V Spirit of Boston fires. www.brixmarine.com 1-360-457-5752FOGHORN 32'