Tag: fire onboard

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.

In its latest Safety Flashes, IMCA presents a case of a fire due to incorrectly selected oxygen welding gas hose, during a routine cutting job onboard a ship. There were no injuries or ship damage, but investigation later revealed that the hose had been recently replaced with one that did not comply with ISO 14113 specification.

The hotspots onboard the ultra large container ship 'Maersk Honam' have been almost extinguished and the vessel is now tentatively expected to berth next week, when the discharging operations will commence. If everything proceeds as planned, the operations are estimated to last 4 to 7 days.

The US Coast Guard announced it will conduct a formal public hearing on 16 July, at USCG Sector Houston-Galveston, to consider evidence related to an incident aboard the Bouchard No. 255 Tank Barge, back in October, with explosion, fire and two fatalities and oil discharge into the water.