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Crew evacuation on board the Korean fishing vessel Jeong Woo A United States Airforce (USAF) C17 Globemaster III aircraft will leave Christchurch tonight to help recover seven crew injured in a fire on board the Korean fishing vessel Jeong Woo 2 in the Ross Sea early on Wednesday morning (NZDT).The Rescue Coordination Centre New Zealand (RCCNZ) is currently working with a range of agencies to help facilitate the recovery of the seven injured men from the Korean vessel back to New Zealand for hospital treatment.RCCNZ Search and Rescue Mission Coordinator Greg Johnston said attempts were being made to get a team, including Vietnamese and Indonesian interpreters, on board the aircraft, which was already on a scheduled flight due to leave Christchurch about 9.30pm today."Weather permitting, it's expected that the USAF aircraft will get to McMurdo base about 2am tomorrow (Friday), arriving about the same time as the American research vessel Nathaniel B Palmer, which is currently making her way through the ice with the seven injured crew on board."The rescue mission is, however, dependent on the weather and sea conditions, with fog at McMurdo currently causing poor visibility. However, a back up aircraft, a LC 130 Hercules based at McMurdo, ...

The fire on board Charlotte Mærsk in the Strait of Malacca on 7 July 2010 The Danish Maritime Accident Investigation Board has made a marine accident report on the fire on board the container ship Charlotte Mærsk.On 7 July 2010 at 21.19 hours, about three hours after having departed from Port Klang in Malaysia, smoke was observed on deck. It was soon established that a fire was developing.The crew of the ship launched fire-fighting measures, and after about 24 hours' constant fire-extinction, the fire was brought under control.The report is in English and is available hereSource: The Danish Maritime Authority

Several crew members of afishing vessel on fire in Antarctica are missing after rescue operation

Fire on South Korean fishing ship near Antarctica A fire swept through a South Korean fishing ship near Antarctica on Wednesday, killing three fishermen and leaving two others with severe burns.Rescue coordinators said the outcome could have been worse had it not been for the assistance given by a nearby sister ship and another fishing vessel. Thirty-seven crew members were rescued, including two unconscious men who had been severely burned and were hoisted off the flaming ship by crane. Five crew members suffered moderate burns.The ship, the Jung Woo 2, got into trouble in the Ross Sea about 370 miles north of the US McMurdo Station Antarctic base. It was continuing to burn on Wednesday and appeared to be sinking, said Mike Roberts, the senior search and rescue officer with the Rescue Coordination Centre of New Zealand.A US research vessel, the Nathaniel B Palmer, was expected to reach the crew on Wednesday evening. Mr Roberts said the U.S. crew will treat the injured seamen, then put them ashore at McMurdo Base for more extensive help and possible evacuation to New Zealand. New Zealand authorities are helping to coordinate the rescue but are not at the scene.Mr Roberts said the fire ...

Safety lessons for Ro-Ro operators The Standard P&I Club issues Alert regarding fire onboard RORO- passenger ship as follows:The club has seen many fires on passenger ro-ro vessels in recent years and the MAIB investigation report issued 11/2011 following the fire in June /2010 on the Bahamas registered ro-ro passenger vessel Commodore Clipper highlights a number of lessons that can be learned by operators of these ships.http://www.maib.gov.uk/publications/investigation_reports/2011/commodore_clipper.cfmDuring an overnight passage a fire was detected on the main vehicle deck of the ro-ro passenger vessel Commodore Clipper. The OOW's initially thought the alarm was a faulty fire detection system, and the vehicle deck water drenching system was not started for 20 minutes.The fire developed in an curtain-sided refrigerated trailer and the trailer roof shielded the flames from the drenchers and the fire continued to burn. The trailers were tightly stowed; crew had difficulty gaining access to the fire and were unable to extinguish it.Unprotected cables and pipework running above the fire were damaged and the vessel lost power to forward mooring deck winches and bow thrusters, control of the rudders was disrupted. Loose cargo partially blocked the deck drains and drencher water caused the ship to list. Drenching was stopped while ...

The crew of the ship evacuated by boat The "Moinos", 2563 ts (EU-No.: 04803510), caught fire on the Rhine at Ludwigshafen in the evening of Nov 15, 2011.The ship was berthed in the Old Rhine Port Mundenheim when the fire broke out in the ship's electronic. The fire which led to development of dense smoke could soon be extinguished by the automatic fire suppression system and was already out when the fire rescue arrived.The crew of the ship which was bound from Rotterdam to Wesseling evacuated by boat. The engine room was ventilated by the fire rescue.Source: Vesseltracker

MAIB says Portsmouth was delayed through ineffective co-ordination Poor on-shore co-ordination and defects in on-board equipment meant passengers had to wait up to 20 hours at Portsmouth Harbour before getting off a ferry after a fire broke out, an accident report said today.The roll-on, roll-off ferry Commodore Clipper was close to the harbour when the fire started on the main vehicle deck on a crossing from Jersey.But berthing at Portsmouth was 'significantly delayed through ineffective co-ordination between shore agencies and because of equipment defects', the report by the Marine Accident Investigation Branch said.The report went on: 'Once alongside, the high density of cargo and constraints in the design of the vessel limited access to both fight the fire and to disembark the passengers.'As a consequence, freight trailers had to be towed off the vessel before the fire could be extinguished. The last of the 62 passengers disembarked from the vessel nearly 20 hours after the fire started.'The incident, on the 14,000-tonne Bahamian-registered ferry, happened at 2.42am on June 16 last year. No-one was injured.The MAIB said that no single person or organisation had responsibility for the whole incident. Organisations involved included the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA), Solent Coastguard and ...

The ferry, Pella, sank 10 nautical miles from the Jordanian port of Aqaba A ferry which caught fire four days ago in the Red Sea sank Monday, the official Petra news agency reported.The ferry, Pella, sank 10 nautical miles from the Jordanian port of Aqaba.The ship, which is owned by the Arab Bridge Maritime Company, was sailing from Aqaba to the Egyptian port of Nuweiba with 1,240 passengers aboard when it caught fire on Thursday.One passenger died and 44 others suffered suffocation injuries as a rescue operation was conducted to evacuate the passengers to another ship, owned by the same firm.The operator's head, Hussein Souob, said the ferry, now lying at a depth of 750 metres, was 'completely burnt and will not constitute any obstacle to international shipping or any danger for the maritime environment.'Meanwhile, the acting director general of the Jordanian Ports Authority, Mohammad Mubaydeen, said his teams did not spot any sign of pollution in the area as a result of the ship's sinking.'However, a possibility of pollution taking place still exists,' he said.Source: AFP

Hundreds saved during rescue on Red Sea A Jordanian man died while 1,246 other passengers and crew members, most of them Egyptians, were rescued following a fire Thursday aboard their ferry that was sailing on the Red Sea en route to Egypt's port of Nuweiba, a Jordanian official said.The blaze had broken out earlier in the day in the ferry's cargo section during the voyage across the Gulf of Aqaba, said Jordanian Civil Defense spokesman, Farid al-Sharaa.As flames rose up into the sky, a Jordanian rescue ship reached the stricken vessel, the Pella, about 10 miles (16 kilometers) off the coast of Jordan, said an Egyptian port official.The rescuers managed to extinguish the blaze but an unidentified Jordanian man died after jumping into the water and fatally injuring himself, al-Sharaa said. The cause of the injury was not immediately known, he added.Al-Sharaa said 12 passengers suffered from smoke inhalation and were taken to a Jordanian hospital. The remaining 1,230 passengers - all Egyptians - were placed aboard another ferry that subsequently sailed off to Egypt, he said.Al-Sharaa told The Associated Press that the captain and his three crew members - all Egyptians - were also rescued and were on their ...

A need for adequate knowledge, training, instructions and stocks of replacement Quick Closing Valves are positive shut off valves that are designed to isolate oil tanks in the event of a fire and also prevent fuelling of a fire in circumstances where system piping and components are compromised.These valves are designed to be remotely operated, and are also capable of being operated and reset locally. Inoperable QCVs can put the vessel and its crew at greater risk in the event of a fire and it is absolutely critical that they operate correctly, are properly maintained, and ready for use at all times.Adequate knowledge, training, instructions and stocks of replacement spares and must be provided to ship's staff to ensure the reliability of the remote operating arrangements. Intentionally blocking or disabling these valves is unacceptable under any circumstance.QCV disabled by inserting a bolt (Note: The bolt is partly painted, indicating it has possibly been there for some time.)Source: Mars/Nautical Institute