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The fire occurred suddenly but crew managed to extinguish it quickly A fire on an Isle of Man ferry started because of a griddle in the galley, the Steam Packet company has confirmed.It happened on 29 August when the Ben-my-Chree was travelling from Heysham to Douglas.Liverpool coastguard was alerted to the incident, while passengers were asked to congregate in the lounge area.Steam Packet Chief Executive Mark Woodward said an investigation later made it clear the fire had started because of the griddle.He added: "The fire occurred suddenly, but was dealt with using CO2 fire extinguishers and fire blankets by the working fire party."Although it was a relatively small fire, we treat any such incident seriously and have well-drilled procedures in place."The staff involved reacted immediately and I'd like to thank them for their efforts. They managed to extinguish it quickly."A company spokesman said the Ben-my-Chree arrived in Douglas on schedule where the Fire and Rescue Service carried out onboard checks.The vessel later left Douglas for the evening sailing back to Heysham.Source: BBC News

All 300 passengers were rescued An evacuation of 300 passengers during a ferry fire emergency could have been a "major disaster", a rescued traveller says.Passengers on the Auckland-to-Waiheke ferry were rescued in the Hauraki Gulf last night from the single-hulled Jet Raider, known to commuters as the "Vomit Comet".Ferry company Fullers had put the passengers on the "spare boat" to free up its more comfortable craft for a charter.But the boat stopped between Motutapu and Motuihe islands after fire alarms sounded. Crew doused the engine room in foam and set the anchor.The StarFlyte ferry was nearby and was called upon to evacuate the passengers. It did so with no gangways between boats, forcing passengers to hop the gap from one to the other.Waiheke Island resident Hans Versluys, a 52-year-old television programmer, said: "If this had happened with a stronger nor'easter, it had the potential of being a major disaster - the Motuihe reef was quite close by."Jet Raider was notorious with regular ferry passengers who called it the "Tomb Raider" and the "Vomit Comet", he said."They haven't bought a new ferry for ages now."Waiheke resident Kevin White said StarFlyte pulled up next to Jet Raider shortly after he heard an ...

ONI - Gulf of Aden Please be advised that the Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) has issued the following advisory:"A merchant vessel reported coming under fire at 0541Z on 23 August in position of 1308N - 04911E approximately 100NM south of Mukalla, Yemen in the Gulf of Aden. This area will remain at high risk for the next 24-48 hours."The Maritime Administrator would take this opportunity to again urge all vessels operating in the High Risk Area to actively implement recommended Best Management Practices for anti-piracy measures as follows:Prepare the crew (refer to Marshall Islands MG-2-11-12); Harden the ship before the ship enters the High Risk Area (HRA); When entering the HRA from the direction of either the Suez Canal, the Arabian Gulf at 26N, the south at 15S or from the east at 78E: o Register the ship with the MSCHOA (http://www.mschoa.org /+44 (0) 1923 958545); o Report to the UKMTO ([email protected] / +971 505 523 215); and Continue to provide daily reports of ship's position, course, speed and estimated and actual arrival times to UKMTO while in the HRA. Remember, the ship must be registered with the MSCHOA and report to the UKMTO with every intended transit of ...

The fire resulted in serious injury of a mechanic and damage to the engine room The Marine Department of Hong Kong issues Merchant Shippinh Information Note regarding Engine room fire cause by improper oil filter maintenance as follows:A fire broke out in the engine room of a Hong Kong registered ship while she was en route from China to India. The fire resulted in serious injury of a mechanic and damage to the engine room. The fire was caused by improper maintenance of the oil filter for the generator engine.This Notes draws the attention of the shore management and shipboard staff to ensure proper maintenance of ship's machinery and lessons learnt from this incident.The Incident1. A fire broke out in the engine room of a Hong Kong registered ship while en routing from China to India. A mechanic suffered serious injury and the accident caused damage to the engine room.2. The investigation into the accident revealed that the fire was caused by improper maintenance of the lubricating oil filter for the generator engine.The third engineer did not use the maker's tool and also did not follow the maker's instruction to bleed off the air from the lubricating oil filter after ...

DOTC grounded five other vessels following the incident Following the fire aboard a vessel that killed three people Sunday, the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) grounded five other vessels of the ill-fated ship's owner Monday.DOTC Secretary Manuel Roxas II instructed the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) to ground all vessels of Island Express Shipping following the incident."At this point, public safety is our primordial concern. I will not allow shipping companies to take chances with the lives of the passengers. DOTC will ensure that whenever a passenger steps on a ship, he can be certain that ship will have passed all the stringent requirements for safety," Roxas said in a news release posted on the government portal.He said the order aims to ensure that all vessels operated by Island Express Shipping are seaworthy.The DOTC said Island Express Shipping has six vessels, including one fast craft and five roll-on-roll-off (RORO) vessels plying the Hagnaya-Sta. Fe and Cebu-Tubigon routes.On Sunday, three people were killed in a fire that razed the MV Island Fast Craft 1 about 4.5 nautical miles near Cebu City.The DOTC identified the three as:Matea Infiesto, 62, passengersNicetas Cabrera, 73, both of Lagsing, Bacani, Clarin, BoholChief mate Abelardo Torrevillas Sr., ...

No one has been injured Poland's Foreign Ministry says a Maltese ship on a mission to evacuate foreigners from Libya's capital came under fire and couldn't enter the harbor.The PAP news agency cited ministry spokeswoman Paulina Kapuscinska as saying the ship came under fire amid fighting between Muammar al-Qaddafi's forces and Libyan rebels. She said the ship was unable to enter Tripoli's harbor.She said the ship was to have evacuated a Polish mother with three children Sunday morning. Maltese citizens were also to have been evacuated. Several attempts by The Associated Press to reach ministry officials for more details weren't successful.Malta's government referred to the incident in a statement, saying only "no one has been reported injured."Source: AP

The fire is believed to have started at the ship's cargo section One of Trans-Asia Shipping Lines' grounded ships caught fire Wednesday morning at a port in Cebu.The MV Asia 2 caught fire while inspections were ongoing at MV Asia 5. The fire is believed to have started at the ship's cargo section.Trans Asia workers tried to salvage the cargo from the burning section of the vessel.Trans-Asia is still reeling from the damage costs and possible lawsuits following the sinking of MV Trans Asia Malaysia off the coasts of Iloilo and Negros Occidental last Sunday.MV Asia 2 was already inspected by Marina following the grounding of all Trans Asia vessels as a result of Sunday's sea mishap.The Philippine Coast Guard and Marina will conduct its own probe into this morning's ship fire.Source: ABS-CBN News

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Firefighters are still working to put out the fire A 5,000-tonne cargo vessel exploded Monday night at a shipyard at Pingtan Island, southeast China's Fujian Province.The vessel exploded at 8:35 p.m. when being examined and repaired at Kan'ao Shipyard, Su'ao dock of Pingtan Island.Eight trapped people were rescued. Three firefighters were injured in the search and rescue operation.Firefighters are still working to put out the fire.Source: Xinhua

Near the Black Sea city of Constanta Romanian authorities say they have extinguished a raging fire on a ship docked near the Black Sea city of Constanta.The fire started early Monday on the Panama-registered vessel FGM Europe that has been undergoing repairs in Midia-Navodari, a small port just north of Constanta. Firefighters battled with the fire for six hours before it was put out.Port spokesman Catalin Arteni has told Agerpres news agency that there are no victims. He says the cause of the fire has not been established.Source: KSL