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Fire broke out on board the vessel At least three crewmembers on a fishing vessel in the Antarctic are believed dead after a fire raged on board the vessel. At least 37 crewmembers have been rescued from the fire.The South Korean fishing vessel, the Jung Woo 2 ran into trouble in the Ross Sea, which is about 370 miles north of the US McMurdo Station Antarctic Base. The fire originated in the living quarters of the vessel. It quickly spread to the engine room and fish processing plant. By this time, the flames were completely out of control and the ship's limited firefighting equipment was insufficient to put out the flames.Crew members sent out a distress call, and rescue personnel from New Zealand reached the scene. Some of the men were able to make their way to a life raft. The vessel had two rafts, but the other raft was burned, and the remaining men had to wait on the burning ship until help arrived. According to the Rescue Coordination Center of New Zealand, when rescue personnel reached the scene, the ship was completely in flames, and appeared to be sinking.Three crewmembers have been confirmed dead. These men could not ...

Experience Feedback During routine watch keeping, the engineer in charge started the waste oil incinerator for burning garbage and waste oil sludge. After about an hour of operation, the ship's fire alarm sounded and the local fire (hyper mist) extinguishing unit was activated in the waste oil incinerator space. On hearing the alarm, all personnel mustered and the incinerator was stopped.Result of investigation1. The atomiser unit's air nozzle holes were found to be choked with hard viscous sludge thereby restricting the flow of air into the incineration chamber. This condition seemed to have existed for some weeks prior to the incident;2. Waste oil had failed to atomise properly and had collected and spread over the bottom of the combustion chamber and ignited, producing a large quantity of smoke;3. The smoke activated the fire alarm, triggering the local fixed water mist fire extinguishing system.Root cause/contributory factors1. Failure to maintain the incinerator's burner assembly as per maker's recommendations; in particular the atomiser nozzles had not been properly inspected and cleaned;2. Failure to fully inspect the combustion chamber, which would have shown that waste oil had accumulated on the bottom from previous burning operations;3. Failure to properly monitor the exhaust during past operations ...

At Mumbai harbour The Times of India reports that a fire broke out on Saturday, March 24, on board of Korean 9500 DWT chemical tanker 'Royal Diamond 7′ at Mumbai harbour injuring seven people."At 11.25 am, the Korean owned 9500 DWT chemical tanker 'Royal Diamond 7′ reported to the Mumbai port's vessel traffic system/control station that an explosion had occurred and three crew members have been injured," Mumbai Port Trust (MPT) press statement said.Upon receipt of information about the fire, it was ensured that the victims were brought to shore and provided with necessary medical assistance. Relevant port officials, membered by deputy conservator and the harbour master of the port were sent immediately to the spot to personally see that the fire is put out and that safety is restored to the harbour.MPT officials reported that two of the injured have sustained serious injuries.Source: World Maritime News

28 people onboard Fire has broken out on a US-flagged vehicle carrier ship carrying 28 people off the country's main port of Piraeus, Greek authorities said.A coast guard statement says firefighting ships are trying to extinguish the blaze on the Alliance Norfolk. There are 23 crew members and five passengers on board.The cause of Monday's blaze was not immediately clear.The 57,000-ton, 200-meter (yard) vessel was en route from the United States to Saudi Arabia with a consignment of cars and had moored for an inspection just off Piraeus, the port of Athens.Source: AP

The well stopped flowing on its own A natural gas well off the coast of Nigeria stopped flowing by itself after a fire burned out at the site, the Nigerian division of Chevron announced."Chevron Nigeria Ltd. announced that the fire at the site of the Funiwa 1A natural gas well offshore Nigeria ceased burning on Friday," the company stated. "The well stopped flowing on its own."The company said no natural gas had flowed since the fire went out but monitoring was ongoing.More than 150 rig workers were pulled from the K.S. Endeavor rig off the Nigerian coast in January after the rig partially collapsed. Chevron initially said it observed a small sheen from the area, which represented about 13 barrels of liquid.The drilling of a relief well to extinguish the fire began in January. CNL said it hired local residents to monitor areas beaches for possible contamination. It added that it offered food and other supplies to communities "to recognize the help and support that they have given the company."Two rig workers were declared dead following a search-and-rescue operation.The cause of the accident remains under investigation.Source: UPI

Evacuation of more than 1,000 passengers on board the ship has begun The stricken Italian cruise vessel Costa Allegra has docked in the Indian Ocean islands of the Seychelles.The ship was towed into the main port, Victoria, by a French fishing boat.The evacuation of more than 1,000 passengers on board the ship has begun. The process is expected to take several hours.The ship, which lost power on Monday, is from the same fleet as the Costa Concordia, which capsized off the Italian coast in January, killing 32.One passenger described the experience as "a rough ride"."We had to sleep on deck because there was no air conditioning and the cabins stank, because we couldn't flush the toilets," Alena Daem, a 62-year-old passenger from Belgium, told the AFP news agency.According to Costa Cruises, more than half the passengers from the Costa Allegra will remain in the Seychelles to continue their holiday, reports the BBC's Katy Watson on Mahe, the Seychelles' main island.The rest will fly to Rome on three planes chartered by the company to get them back home on Thursday and Friday, our correspondent says.Passengers who are in the weakest medical condition are being brought off first.Those on board have spent ...

Fire broke out in its generator room An Italian cruise liner carrying more than 1,000 people was adrift without power in the pirate-infested Indian Ocean on Monday after a fire erupted in its generator room. Officials said the blaze was extinguished without causing injuries.The fire aboard the Costa Allegra occurred only six weeks after one of its sister ships, the Costa Concordia, hit a reef and capsized off Italy, killing 25 people and leaving seven missing and presumed dead. Both ships are operated by Costa Crociere SpA, which is owned by the Florida-based Carnival Corp

9 man crewrescued from a burning ship by a team of documentary makers

Two Workers Missing Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) said that an extensive search and rescue effort continues for two contractors who remain missing after yesterday's fire aboard the K.S. Endeavor, a drilling rig offshore Nigeria operated by FODE Drilling Nigeria Limited. While Chevron's highest priority remains the rescue of the missing contractors, the company continues to devote the necessary resources to resolve the rig incident in a responsible and timely manner.As previously reported, the K.S. Endeavor was drilling a natural gas exploration well for Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL). The well is located in the Funiwa Field approximately six miles (10 kilometers) offshore and in approximately 40 feet (12 meters) of water.Chevron reports that 152 workers on the rig and an associated barge were safely evacuated. They are now onshore and have been given medical examinations. Two remain hospitalized due to minor burns, while others are being held for further observation.While a full investigation is still under way, Chevron said initial indications point to the possible failure of surface equipment during drilling operations that led to a loss of well control. The well continues to burn and the rig has partially collapsed. At this time, the company cannot estimate how long the ...

Fire broke out on a drilling rig in Chevron's Funiwa oil facility Two workers were missing after fire broke out on a drilling rig in Chevron's Funiwa oil facility in southeast Nigeria on Monday, Chevron said."Search and rescue has successfully found 152 of 154 personnel. We expect all of those rescued to be onshore and checked medically. The fire is still burning. Early well control activation is ongoing," Chevron spokesman Scott Walker said.Local people reported a loud explosion on the rig early on Monday. "I heard a really loud bang and there was a fire," local village chief Young Fabby, 55, said by telephone.Walker earlier said Chevron was "still investigating the incident and ... working to fully understand what happened." He said the fire broke out on the K.S. Endeavor jack-up rig.There was some "sheen around the well that is being investigated," he said.Source: Reuters