Tag: fire onboard

After two days of firefighting, a cargo fire aboard a freighter at a port in the Canary Islands has been contained.

A fire broke out aboard the reefer vessel Izar Argia at the Nodosa shipyard in the port of Marin, Spain on 3 December.

The 2024 IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea has been presented to two sets of nominees at annual IMO Awards ceremony.

The transfer of 150,000 tons of crude oil (approximately 1,000,000 barrels) from the Greek-owned tanker Sounion to the tanker Delta Blue was successfully completed at an anchorage near Suez.

The vehicle carrier Malaysia Star caught fire as it was traveling from Port Klang to Kota Kinabalu in the Malacca Strait on 2 December.

A Swedish cargo ship caught fire off the coast of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea, on the evening of 28 November, prompting a swift and coordinated rescue operation.

The Swedish Club’s Monthly Safety Scenario for November highlights a fire on a container ship caused by the failure to declare charcoal as dangerous cargo under the IMDG Code.

As part of its Good Catch series, the American P&I Club draws lessons learned from an incident in which a fire occurred due to cracked refractory bricks caused by thermal shock from adding cold water during incinerator operation.

According to reports, Rhine Maersk had to make a detour to the port of Tenerife after crew members reported smoke rising from a container.

During the 2024 SAFETY4SEA Athens Forum, Ioanna Kafka, Senior Claims Executive, Hull & Machinery Team Greece, The Swedish Club, addressed the growing trend of fire incidents on ships.