Tag: fire onboard

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has filed a lawsuit against Porsche attributing a fire that sank the car carrier Felicity Ace to electric vehicle (EV) batteries.

Volkswagen AG has to deal legal challenges following a catastrophic fire onboard incident involving the cargo ship Felicity Ace in 2022.

According to Canadian Coast Guard, a container ship registered in Liberia is currently experiencing a fire off the East Coast of Canada.

Transport Malta's Marine Safety Investigation Unit has issued an investigation report on the MV CAPE KORTIA fire in the engine-room, which took place on January 20 2023 at the port of Rodman, Panama, leading to the loss of all power. 

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) presents an incident of a passenger vessel fire and evacuation, in order to draw lessons learned and point out the importance of proper firefighting systems. 

The EU-funded research project "OVERHEAT- Innovative Strategies for Containership Fires Prevention and Management" was recently launched to promote technologies that aid in the prevention and management of fires on container ships.

According to Port of Houston, two crew members have lost their lives, and another has sustained injuries following a fire incident on a vessel at the Port , Texas, on 8th January 2024.

Cargo vessel Genius Star XI experienced a fire in cargo hold No. 1, off the Alaska port of Dutch Harbor on Christmas Day. 

Transport Malta has published an investigation report regarding an incident that took place on 14 September 2022, when MV Mona was transiting the Aegean Sea, en route to a dry dock in Tuzla, Türkiye, when a fire broke out in the engine-room, with flames observed rising above the main engine’s cylinder unit no. 2.

Cargo vessel Genius Star XI experienced a fire in cargo hold No. 1, off the Alaska port of Dutch Harbor on Christmas Day, en route from Vietnam to San Diego.