Tag: explosion

Around a dozen people were injured after an explosion onboard a ferry in Myanmar’s commercial hub of Yangon, on December 18.

Fire and explosion incidents cause the most expensive insurance claims in the marine industry, while at a time of rising exposures and inflation, cargo damage is the most frequent cause of loss, according to Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS).

The Swedish Club has published a casebook, presenting four different case studies related to fire. In one of them, a bulker suffered multiple explosions onboard.

Freeport LNG is providing the results of an independent, third-party root cause failure analysis (RCFA) report on the June 8, 2022 incident that occurred at its liquefaction facility.

The crew of a cargo ship reported a fire on board the ship "EF Ava" on October 24, inbound to Iceland. 

A crime scene investigation of the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines from Russia to Europe discovered evidence of detonations, strengthening suspicions of "gross sabotage", according to Sweden's Security Service.

A captain lost his life after an explosion hit a general cargo ship in South Korea. Part of the hull was damaged in the incident.

Regulators have launched an investigation after a pipeline explosion that took place on Lake Lery, Louisiana last week. 

A container explosion killed three seafarers and injured one at the Port of Crotone, Italy, on 31 August.

A court in Dubai issued a suspended jail sentence and a $28,000 fine to five crew of the container feeder Ocean Trader, which experienced a cargo container explosion at Jebel Ali in 2021.