The US Coast Guard and good Samaritans responded to the report of a vessel on fire approximately 150 miles south of Southwest Pass, Louisiana, on January 16.
The Alliance St. Louis is currently on emergency back-up power, which allows minimum crew needs to be met after they suffered an electrical fire in the engine room that has been extinguished.
The 20 crewmembers aboard the car carrier, Alliance St. Louis are all accounted for with no reported injuries or medical conditions.
Coast Guard Sector New Orleans is maintaining a 2-hour communications schedule with the vessel and are boadcasting a notice to transiting vessels every 12 hours via VH-F channel 16. A good Samaritan integrated tug, Mariya Moran, is on scene for safety with the vessel. The Alliance St. Louis is currently awaiting the tug, Crosby Endeavor, to arrive on scene to tow the vessel to Port Arthur, Texas.
At approximately 10:00 a.m. Coast Guard Cutter Brant got underway to provide additional assistance and to relieve the Mariya Moran.
Luckily, no injuries or pollution has been reported. However, Coast Guard Morgan City Marine Safety Unit inspectors and investigators are investigating the cause of the incident.
The 21,080 dwt Alliance St Louis was built in 2005 and now is operated by Höegh Autoliners and owned by Alliance Navigation, which provides roll-on/roll-off vehicle carriers from U.S. ports to destinations in the Mediterranean, Red Sea, Arabian Gulf and Arabian Sea.
Source & Imgage credit: USCG News
