Tag: fire onboard

On 19th August, a 999-ton chemical tanker Falcon Chemist was damaged by fire in the Yellow Sea, approximately 43 nautical miles west of Gunsan, Korea. 

The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has published its investigation report into the fatal engine room fire on board Moritz Schulte on 4 August 2020.

According to the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency, a box fire aboard a containership anchored off the coast of Port Klang was extinguished with minor damage and no casualties to the crew.

United Stated Coast Guard (USCG) informs that salvage and post fire recovery operations continue on the Grande Costa D’Avorio as crews work to safely transfer vehicles and cargo from the vessel to the port facility.

Britannia P&I Club presents the risk of oil fires as well as measures the crew can implement to prevent them from happening.

The fire-stricken car carrier, Fremantle Highway, has arrived in Eemshaven for salvage operations, on 3rd August and will remain in the port until 14th October.

Allianz highlights that fires on vessels remain one of the biggest safety issues for the shipping industry. As there are several incidents in recent years where Li-Ion batteries have been reported as contributing to fires on vessels, Allianz experts Capt. Rahul Khanna, Captain Randy Lund and Captain Anastasios Leonburg, share their considerations on how electric vessels may impact safety onboard.

On 30th July, a secure tow begun to Fremantle Highway, after a fire broke out on the cargo ship on 25th July, off the northern tip of Netherlands, forcing several crew members to jump overboard.

According to West of England P&I Club, the bridge spanning the Canal de Bizerte in Tunisia has caught fire in its engine compartment, rendering it immobile and all port activities have been temporarily suspended.

According to Dutch Coast Guard, one person died and several others were hurt when a fire broke out on a cargo ship carrying cars off the northern tip of Netherlands, forcing several crew members to jump overboard.