Tag: fire onboard

The Irish Marine Casualty Investigation Board (MCIB) published its report on the fire and loss of "FV Horizon" off the old head of Kinsale, County Cork, which took place on May 14th, 2021.

Considering a number of recent fire incidents affecting container transport, ro-ro ships and air cargo movements allegedly involving lithium batteries, TT Club is calling for increased vigilance to ensure a secure safety environment for the supply chain of this increasingly common component. 

On April 16th a fire broke out in the cargo hold of a CMA CGM containership off Malaysia, while the 9,452-teu vessel was en route from Jeddah in Saudi Arabia to Port Klang. 

Fire broke out in the engine room of the container ship General Romulo on April 17. As a result, the Chief Engineer died, and three more suffered burns.

In its latest Safety Digest, UK MAIB provides lessons learned from an incident where major internal engine components of a roll-on/roll-off (ro-ro) cargo vessel were thrown out through the crankcase and a large fire engulfed the engine room.

Oil workers have been evacuated after a fire broke out on a vessel off the coast of Shetland, North Sea, on April 2.

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) is investigating a gas pressure control equipment malfunction on board the gas carrier Suiso Frontier after the ship had loaded liquefied hydrogen at Western Port, Hastings.

NTSB published its report on a dangerous engine failure aboard the ferry Wenatchee after an overhaul in 2021.

The US Coast Guard worked with port partners to identify shipping containers with undeclared hazardous materials that led to a shipping container fire in the Port of Los Angeles – Long Beach, on March 4.

Fire erupted near the Kwai Chung container terminal 7 in Hong Kong, sending plumes of thick smoke into the air. It is believed that styrofoam boxes caught fire.