On January 30, a fire broke out onboard a cargo vessel close to the Lamma Power Station, Hong Kong. In the incident, one mainland crew member lost his life.
According to the firefighters, they became aware of the fire at around 8.46 am on 30 January, and deployed the fire boats to fight against the blaze.
The Government Flying Service also responded to help with the rescue.
According to sources, 12 crew members, including one woman and 11 men, were reportedly rescued from the vessel.
In another fire incident, the Panama Canal reported that on 30 January the container vessel CAPE KORTIA, while moving towards the PSA port in the Pacific, reported a fire outbreak in the engine room.
Due to this incident, another vessel was affected. The CAPE KORTIA remained briefly on its way to the Pacific Access Channel until it got removed by the Panama Canal staff.
These maneuvers occurred during its regular transit window and did not cause delays to vessels transiting the Panama Canal. The fire outbreak is under control. No injuries were reported during this incident.
