Tag: fire onboard

A fire erupted onboard the cruise ship Viking Orion in Sydney Harbour, prompting to the evacuation of about 600 people.

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.

The Panama Canal reports 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.

IMCA provides lessons learned from an incident involving a small fire that took place onboard a vessel after hot work on the main deck. 

The US Coast Guard is scheduled to conduct a formal hearing starting January 26, in Virginia Beach to consider evidence related to the fire and total constructive loss of the passenger vessel Spirit of Norfolk.

At least one person died and four were injured, while seven are missing, due to a strong explosion in an oil tanker in the province of Samut Songkhram, in western Thailand, on January 17.

Havila Kystruten decided that only cars and motor vehicles that use fossil fuel can be transported on board the company’s ships, in selected ports along the coastal route. This means that electric, hybrid and hydrogen cars cannot be transported on board.

Fire broke out onboard the general cargo ship "Fortuner" on January 12, in Indonesian waters, with initial information reporting that the cause was a short circuit in the engine room.

The Marine Casualty Investigation Board (MCIB), the Irish government agency for investigating maritime accidents and incidents, published its report on the fire that broke out onboard the Ferry “Frazer Tintern” midway between Ballyhack, Co. Wexford and Passage East, Co. Waterford.

As per UK MAIB's latest Safety Digest a ro-ro cargo ferry experienced flames from the refrigerated unit. While no injuries were reports, significant lessons are to be learned.