Tag: fire onboard

The fire onboard Maersk Frankfurt, a 255-meter container ship, that had been raging since July 19, off the coast of Karwar, has been contained by the Indian Coast Guard. 

A severe fire broke out on the Maersk Frankfurt, a container ship chartered by AP Moller-Maersk, at around 2:30 PM IST on July 19, off India, while en route from Mundra to Colombo.

Two tankers, the Singapore-flagged Hafnia Nile and the São Tomé and Príncipe-flagged Ceres I, caught fire after a collision near Singapore at approximately 6:15 AM local time on July 19, 2024.

Spanish rescue authorities are overseeing the evacuation of 350 passengers from the Italian ferry Tenacia following an engine room fire that left the vessel disabled in the Mediterranean near Palma de Mallorca.

Transport Malta’s Marine Safety Investigation Unit has issued an investigation report into a fire onboard the container vessel CMA CGM Paranagua, whilst alongside at Besiktas Shipyard, Türkiye.

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released its Safer Seas Digest 2023, highlighting the most important lessons learned from 31 maritime tragedies that took place in 2023.

Indonesian authorities have confirmed a fire in the engine room of the MV Noah Satu ship on June 24, 2024, at 14:12 local time (LT). The incident occurred in the waters off Tuban in the Java Sea.

A cargo ship flying the flag of Palau was struck by missiles from Yemen's Houthi militants in the Gulf of Aden on 13th June 2024.

According to Reuters, two ships caught fire after being struck by projectiles off the coast of Yemen near Aden, as reported by UK maritime agencies on 9th June.

As most fires on board ships start in the engine room, Gard P&I Club highlights the main aspects associated with fire safety of engine rooms, based on observations made during condition surveys of vessels entered with Gard.