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A fire broke out on September 22 onboard a RORO, docked at the Port of Tacoma. According to the port, the fire burned on the upper deck of the ship before the vessel’s fire-suppression system put out the flames.

Finnish and Estonian rescue officials informed that a crude oil tanker caught fire in the Gulf of Finland, but the crew was able to extinguish the flames.

ATSB issued safety recommendations to the managers and parent company of the cargo ship BBC Rhonetal, following an investigation into a fire in the hold of the vessel at Port Hedland, Western Australia.

Speaking during the IUMI conference from Chicago, Rama Chandran, chairperson of the Ocean Hull Committee expressed concern over the long-term sustainability of the hull and machinery insurance sector.

A Venezuelan oil terminal experienced fire after a loading hose broke while a tanker was being loaded. The incident took place on September 17 at the Guaraguao facility in Puerto La Cruz.

A fire took place in a passenger deck aboard an Indonesian ferry on September 16, killing one and injuring three more.

A federal judge in Los Angeles dismissed the criminal indictment against the captain of the dive boat Conception, who was charged with manslaughter in the deaths of 34 people when the vessel caught fire and sank off the California coast three years ago.

Three years after the fire aboard the Conception dive boat, more progress is needed on the safety recommendations the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued as a result of the investigation.

NTSB published a accident report regarding a fire that started in the engine room on the Roger Blough during the dry bulk carrier’s winter layup at the Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding facility on Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin.

Given the many difficulties involving in suppressing battery fires, particularly at sea, focusing on loss prevention measures is crucial, whether batteries are transported within EVs or as standalone cargo, according to a new risk bulletin from marine insurer Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS).