Tag: fire onboard

A new video released online depicts the magnitude of the danger that two Houston Pilots encountered after their ship broke down and burst into flames, following collision with mooring dolphins. The two pilots, Captain McGee and Captain Phillips, were the receivers of the IMO's Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea 2017, in July.

In its latest Safety Digest, UK MAIB describes an incident where a fishing vessel caught fire. Flames broke out in the wheelhouse through a cable penetration in the deck, while an explosion blew out the wheelhouse windows and blew off the roof. It is possible that a leak allowed petrol into the vessel’s bilge .

Maersk informed that cargo discharge operations onboard the Maersk Honam have been completed. The first containers have now been released after three months because of a fire incident. Maersk Honam reached anchorage outside the Jebel Ali Port (UAE) on Tuesday 24 April 2018. 

In the latest Safety Digest, UK MAIB presents the case of a small fire on a Ro-Ro ship. Repairs were planned during an evening passage, involving hot work inside the boiler. As the discharge of passengers and vehicles had started, the chief engineer informed the safety officer that a small fire had broke out in the boiler.

The 1994-built very large ore carrier 'Stellar Samba', owned by the South Korean company Polaris Shipping, was stuck for days off the Brazilian coast, after it sustained fire at its generator on 26 May. Initial estimations suggest that the fire erupted in one of the ship's generators reportedly due to an oil leakage.

The German Federal Bureau of Maritime Casualty investigation released its report about two fires on containerships. Namely, the MSC Katrina was in the Elbe estuary when the fire was detected on November 20, 2015. The second ship, Ludwigshafen Express was in the Red Sea, on February 21, 2016, when fire was noticed during an inspection.

According to the Hampshire Fire & Rescue Service Control, bulk carrier Sirina's cargo hold caught fire, while the ship was berthed at the Port of Southampton on May 25. The cargo ship was containing 7000 tonnes of scrap metal for most of the afternoon, with the being on the site many hours, trying to remove the scrap metal from the vessel.

The ATSB issued an investigation report on the fire onboard the general cargo ship 'BBC Xingang', while berthed at Mayfield number four berth in Newcastle, New South Wales, in December 2017. The incident highlights that, prior to hot work, cargo coverings should be carefully assessed and adequate protection should be provided.

The video depicts a fire that erupted in the Barito River, south Kalimantan, Indonesia, in the early morning hours of 25 May. According to initial information, an oil spill caused the flow of the fire to spread into the river, damaging several ships that were berthed at the time.

A Panama-registered car carrier called "Auto Banner", caught fire while it was anchored at the South Korean port of Incheon, on Monday May 21. All of the crewmembers were safely evacuated. One of the cars' engine was probably overheated, catching fire, which then spread.