TAIC Investigation Report on Bulk Carrier Boiler Blowback at Bluff
New Zealand’s Transport Accident Investigation Commission has published its report on a May 2025 boiler blowback aboard a Malta-flagged bulk carrier berthed at Bluff, on the South Island. Three engine-room crew were injured while air-lancing soot. Investigators found equipment faults, soot build-up, missing face protection and fatigue.


