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The vessel beached 100 metres off the shore Angolan firefighters on May 27, 2011, were struggling to control a fire on the "UAL Antwerp" in the entrance of Luanda port.A 40-ft-container aboard the ship which just had arrived coming from Houston had caught fire on June 26 at 11:30 a.m. LT, and the fire spread to other containers some of which were feared to contain petroleum products or nitrogen. Dense fume started to emerge, while offshore suppliers rushed to the scene and started with fire fighting attempts. The fire was obviously contained in the morning of June 28, and the vessel beached 100 metres off the shore.Source: Vessel Tracker

The blaze had been put out by the time crews arrived Emergency services were called to Falmouth at 11am yesterday after oil caught light on the car transporter the Republic of Brazilia.The blaze had been put out by the time crews arrived, but firefighters said it could have been "much worse" if nearby equipment had ignited.Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service watch manager Stuart Williams said: "They were welding near the hydraulics and if the fire had spread to that it would have affected that oil too."Source: Western Morning News

A fire broke out in the engine room A Silja line ferry en route to Helsinki had to return to harbour after a fire broke out in the engine room shortly after the boat left Stockholm.The fire triggered the ship's alarm system at 8:08 Finnish time on Thursday evening. The ship's crew had extinguished the fire by 18:20.Nobody was injured in the fire, the cause of which has not yet been determined.The ship, Silja Serenade, was the 18:00 departure for Helsinki. Tallink Silja, the shipping line that operates the ferry, says that the service is running behind schedule because of the fire.Source: YLE

The fire was caused by an electrical problem in the ship's kitchen A Somali pirate says a fire is tearing through a hijacked ship that pirates are holding off the country's coast.The pirate, who gave his name as Hassan Abdi, said an undisclosed number of pirates and hostages were forced to abandon the bulk cargo carrier MV Orna. Abdi said it is believed the fire was caused by an electrical problem in the ship's kitchen.Abdi said that plumes of smoke were rising over the ship as the fire moved through it.Cmdr. Paddy O'Kennedy of the European Union Naval Force said he had heard reports of the fire from a credible source but that the EU Naval Force hadn't independently confirmed the information.The MV Orna was seized in December about 400 miles (640 kilometers) northeast of Seychelles.Source: AP

Loaded with 40,000 liters of gasoline - eight were seriously hurt The Philippine Coast Guard has ordered for a thorough probe on the cause of the fire that hit a cargo passenger vessel loaded with 40,000 liters of gasoline and other petroleum products where about eight were seriously hurt.This developed as Coast Guard commandant Vice Admiral Ramon C. Liwag identified the 14 passengers of the MV STC Jeffrey Roy as Nathan Balbona, boat captain; Jerwin Roy Y Vicente,11; Rolly Mangarin, 20; Francisco Rubio, 50; Jameson Ray, 53; Erasco Rosero, 52; Florito Robizo, 33; Ning Rapal, 20 ; Jesmar Ragot, 20; Dinnes Mangarin; Ronito Robizo, 53; Jerson Roy, 50; Jobert Mangarin, 20; and Noe Macalipay.Coast Guard Station Camarines Sur said pending the outcome of the thorough investigation, the ill-fated vessel is in the custody of the Coast Guard Detachment Pasacao for further investigation and proper disposition.Source: Journal Online

The fire may have started from the engine room of the vessel At least 13 crew members were injured when a cargo vessel they were manning caught fire off Camarines Sur province in the Bicol region Wednesday night.The cargo vessel had come from Sibuyan Island in Romblon and was carrying marble shipment, radio dzBB reported early Thursday.Citing initial police information, the dzBB report said the fire may have started from the engine room of the vessel, initially identified as "Jeffrey Roy."Pasacao, Camarines Sur police said the 13 injured crew members were brought to the Bicol Medical Center in Naga City for treatment.Authorities in the area responded quickly to the fire lest the vessel get near an oil depot in the Pasacao town area.Sources: GMA News

Fire broke out for unknown reasons yet On May 30, 2011, a fire broke out in the scrap load aboard the "Rebecca Rausing" which could be extinguished only at 8.30 a.m. on May 31.Thick smoke had spread over Överby and Björndalen so that residents were asked to stay indoors and keep windows shut. The port crane could lift the scrap of the ship, which helped in extinguishing the fire raging in the cargo of scrap cars on board the vessel which was moored at Stallbacka harbour in Trollhättan.The fire broke out at 7.30 p.m. by yet unknown reasons. At 3 a.m. on May 31 the emergency services had the fire under control. However, the fire in the oily scrap metal flared up again in the morning, but at 8.30 a.m. the flames could finally be extinguished and damge assessment started.Source: Vesseltracker

Concluded that the fire was caused by the collapse of a fire tube The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) released the findings of its investigation into a fire that occurred Sept. 2, 2010, on Mariner Energy Inc.s, Vermilion 380 A oil and natural gas production platform located approximately 102 miles off the coast of Louisiana.A BOEMRE Accident Investigation Panel concluded that the fire was caused by the collapse of a fire tube located inside of the platforms Heater-Treater. The Heater-Treater, a nearly 30-year-old piece of equipment, used heat from a fire tube as well as chemicals and electricity to separate oily water emulsions into oil and water.The fire tube had been weakened over time due to a variety of factors, including heat, corrosion and pitting. Investigators also found that after the platform lost primary power because of the fire, the emergency generator failed to start and supply power to the firewater pump, leaving the 13-member crew without a firewater system to aid them in trying to fight the fire. Ultimately, the crew was forced to evacuate the platform, and all were later transported to safety.This report reflects a careful and comprehensive investigation by the BOEMRE Accident ...

A fire started in the engine room A fire started in engine room of livestock carrier Maysora on May 22 2011 at 2250 LT, on approaches to Dardanelles in Aegean sea.Vessel enroute from Freemantle to Martas-Tekirdag Turkey with 71 crew and 2 passengers, and 73500 sheeps.All rescue boats sent to the vessel, it is not yet known of any casualities among crew and animals.Source: Vesseltracker

A fire in the engine room Humber Coastguard has coordinated the recovery of the 15 metre fishing vessel Green Pastures with a fire on board 25 miles off the Northumberland coast.At 10.53am Humber Coastguard was contacted by the fishing vessel Green Pastures with three crew on board, reporting a fire in the engine room. Humber Coastguard requested the launch of Amble and Tyne RNLI lifeboats and Rescue Helicopter R131 from RAF Boulmer.The crew reported that they believed they had contained the fire and sealed the engine room off. The rescue helicopter used its FLIR Forward Looking Infra Red camera to check for hot spots within the vessel and none were detected. The Tyne RNLI lifeboat has taken the vessel under tow to Blyth.Graham Dawson Humber Coastguard Watch Manager said,The Skipper made a very calm call on the VHF channel 16 Distress frequency. He gave a clear accurate position which helped us get assistance to him quickly.His actions in closing the ventilation to the engine compartment and his use of the dry powder fire extinguisher probably helped save the vessel and prevent injury to the crew. Incidents involving fires on wooden fishing vessels often do not end as successfully as this.Source: ...