Report of the Board of Inquiry into the fire in HMAS WESTRALIA on 5 May 1998
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Corporate AuthorBoard of InquiryEditionVol 1ImprintCanberra, ACT : Defence Publishing Services, 1998Collation209 p. : illustrations; tables ; 30 cmLanguageEnglishNotesA Main Machinery Space (MMS) fire onboard HMAS WESTRALIA on 5 May 1998 resulted in the loss of life of four members of the RAN. The Minister for Defence, the Honourable Mr Ian McLachlan MP, directed that a public inquiry would examine all the circumstances surrounding this tragic incident.; In response to this direction, the Maritime Commander Australia, Rear Admiral C.A. Ritchie AM RAN, convened a Board of Inquiry pursuant to Regulation 23 of the Defence (Inqiry) Regulations. The Board Members were : Commodore Richard Lamacraft, RAN (President); Christopher William Filor, PSM, Inspector Marine Accidents; Captain Russell Bryan Schedlich, RAN; Assistant Chief Officer Lindsay Cuneo, Fire and Rescue Service of WA; Commander Edward George Walsh, CSC RANR.Dewey Class359Publication FormatReport
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