{"id":39561,"date":"2025-06-11T15:00:04","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T14:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawkins.biz\/?post_type=news&#038;p=39561"},"modified":"2025-06-11T15:00:04","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T14:00:04","slug":"dr-nick-carey-presents-at-icic","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.hawkins.biz\/news\/dr-nick-carey-presents-at-icic\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr Nick Carey Presents at ICIC"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"39561\" class=\"elementor elementor-39561\" data-elementor-post-type=\"news\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-86b54e0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"47781\" data-id=\"86b54e0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a3ea34c\" data-eae-slider=\"26437\" data-id=\"a3ea34c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c611ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c611ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Despite improvements in overall shipping safety,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawkins.biz\/forensic-investigation\/fire-explosions\/marine-fires\/\"> fires on ships<\/a> remain a significant concern. Fires on large vessels, especially container ships and car carriers, are a particular concern due to the potential for rapid spread and high salvage costs.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559737&quot;:1513}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Hawkins fire investigation <\/span>expert <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawkins.biz\/our-experts\/nick-carey\/\">Nick Carey<\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f, recently presented at the Maritime Fire Safety Conference where he delivered a talk on the challenges of tackling fires aboard containerships.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559737&quot;:1513}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Nick\u2019s presentation, titled\u202f<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cSelf-Heating Fires on Containerships \u2013 The Difficulties of Fighting Fires While at Sea\u201d<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, explored a complex case study\u00a0involving\u202fthree separate container fires\u202fon a single vessel. Drawing on his extensive experience, Nick discussed the practical difficulties of managing such incidents at sea or while at anchor.\u00a0 He highlighted misdeclared cargo as a major contributor and explained recent amendments to the\u202fIMDG Code and advances in\u202ffire detection and firefighting equipment.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559737&quot;:1513}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Nick has been with Hawkins since 2012, following a\u202f27-year career with the London Fire Brigade, including 16 years as a full-time Fire Investigation Officer. He is a\u202fCertified Fire Investigator, a\u202fChartered Forensic Practitioner, and holds a\u202fPhD from the University of Strathclyde\u202ffor his research into fire and electrical interactions. He has conducted numerous investigations across the UK and internationally, including\u202fshipping and superyacht casualties.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559737&quot;:1513}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">If you would like to speak to Nick, or any of our experts about a marine or fire-related incident, please <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawkins.biz\/contact\/\">get in touch<\/a> for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawkins.biz\/contact\/free-consultation\/\">free consultation.\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nick Carey presented at the ICIC, he gave a talk on the challenges of tackling fires aboard containerships. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":39562,"parent":0,"template":"","news_category":[17],"experties":[66,67],"class_list":["post-39561","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news_category-hawkins-office-news","experties-fire-explosions","experties-marine"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - 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