Fire Aboard Emma Maersk - The Untold Story Of Building The World’s Largest Container Ship

The Emma Maersk is a true Modern Marvel. The world largest container ship, longest ship currently in service and is propelled by the largest diesel engine ever manufactured. By mid-year 2006 the construction project was going well when on June 9th the accommodation block was devastated by fire.

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The Emma Mærsk was about six–seven weeks delayed. The delay caused by a devastating fire in the accommodation quarters in the early days of June. A welding job on the main deck, close to the end of working hours, led to a fire that totally destroyed the almost finished accommodation quarters and all the equipment in the wheelhouse.

The fire was large and devastating. Here are the photos and video taken by the local fire brigade:

But by October 2006 she had been fully repaired and set sail for her maiden voyage to Singapore.

More facts and info:

• Emma Maersk Fact Sheet (PDF download): LINK
• Emma Maersk Wikipedia Entry: LINK
• Amazing collection of shipboard fires: LINK
• Diagram of the vessel’s route: LINK
• VIDEO of the fire: LINK

 

 Emma Maersk Shipyard Fire - Largest Containership in the world [1:27m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

• Purveyor of all things cool - Telstar Logistics
• The Odense Fire Brigade
• Jasper T Anderson’s Ship Photo Site
  

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