Tag: fire onboard

Early Friday morning, a desperate rescue mission was undertaken to save 26 fishermen when their fishing vessel caught fire in the waters south of Cape Town, South Africa.

The US Coast Guard (USCG) recently investigated a fire on board an inspected towing vessel which resulted in the vessel suffering a loss of propulsion. The source of the fire was determined to be heat cables, which were improperly installed to prevent condensate from forming and freezing within hose.

On Saturday 8th Apr, a fire broke out aboard a Trident Seafood's factory trawler at Tacoma's Tideflats Port Facility, burning through the deckhouse and the wheelhouse. It is the second major fire aboard a Trident vessel in Tacoma since 2021.

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has issued a Maritime Safety Awareness report on fire safety in order to raise awareness of the risks and prevent further incidents.

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is continuing its search and rescue (SAR) operations after the M/V Lady Mary Joy 3 reported fire onboard while passing through the waters off Baluk-Baluk Island on March 29th.

This morning around 2 a.m., the Seattle Fire Department’s Fire Alarm Center received 911 calls reporting multiple boats on fire in a marina.

According to the Portuguese Navy, the Lisbon Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) received a distress call via platform 112 about 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, regarding a fire aboard the tanker Greta K. 

According to Muskegon Fire Department, on 6th Monday 2023 a fire broke out at the Safe Harbor Great Lakes Marina in Muskegon, Michigan. 

According to the Italian Coast Guard, a fire broke out in the engine room of the Filippo Lippi ferry of Siremar on March 7th, 3 miles southwest of the island of Salina. The Milazzo Coast Guard's CP 818 patrol boat of the Milazzo Coast Guard intervened to rescue 5 passengers who were on board.

A fire broke out in the engine room of passenger/vehicle RoRo Isle Of Inishfree on Friday March 3rd while it was travelling from Dover to Calais.