Tag: fire onboard

On 19th January 2022, a fire broke out on a foreign cargo vessel at the Port of Karachi.

As part of its latest safety flashes for January, IMCA summarized a case where a lithium battery exploded burning the ship's lifejackets.

Capt. John Dolan, Deputy Director of Loss Prevention at the Standard Club looks at supply chain demand and the growth of the container shipping market and its impact on claims

Bangladeshi police have arrested one of the four owners of a ferry involved in a massive fire in which at least 39 people died.

The containership Zim Kingston experienced another fire this week, remaining docked at the Port of Nanaimo’s Duke Point facility.

NTSB published its report on the fire aboard vehicle carrier Höegh Xiamen that resulted in $40 million worth of damages.

The Swedish Coast Guard warned that 17 crew members on the fire-stricken German bulker Almirante Storni may have to be evacuated.

Swedish authorities are discussing next steps for the fire-stricken German bulker Almirante Storni located south of the small island of Vinga.

The Bahamas Maritime Authority published its report on the ro-ro passenger ferry Pride of Hull, which suffered a fire on 20 October 2020, in the Humber Estuary, UK.

Sri Lanka started an operation to retrieve debris and freight containers resting on the ocean bed after the disaster of X-Press Pearl in May 2021.