This weeks incident photos were submitted to gCaptain by Doug Pine via the gCaptain Forum. The images show the F/V Cape Elizabeth ablaze after a fire broke out in the galley while fishing in the Western Pacific Ocean. All those on board were safely evacuated however the fire quickly consumed the entire vessel causing it to sink.
Hear what people are saying about this incident on the gCaptain Forum HERE.
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This weeks incident photos are of the Brazilian frigate Baosisio assisting the MV Düden following a fire on November 23rd while 260 kilometers off the coast of Brazil. It is being reported that 2 of the 27 crew members on board were injured as a result of the fire. The Brazilian navy dispatched two frigates, Bosisio and Constituichao, to the scene after the vessel sent a distress call to Brazilian authorities Sunday night.
Thanks to Misael Berdeide for submitting the photos to gCaptain. [Continue Reading →]
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This week’s incident photo of the week is of the Italian ferry M/V Vincenzo Florio, enroute from Naples to Palermo. The BBC tells us: [Continue Reading →]
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On April 16, 1947, the Liberty ship, S.S. Grandcamp exploded dockside in the port at Texas City, Texas. The blast and the fires that followed killed about 600 people and injure 3,500 more. It remains the deadliest explosion and worst industrial disaster in U.S. history.
The following is a summary from the Texas City Disaster Report that was put out on April 29, 1947.
A fire discovered by stevedores preparing to resume loading of ammonium nitrate aboard the S. S. GRANDCAMP at Warehouse (Pier) “O”, about 8 A. M., April 16, 1947, resulted in the first of two disastrous explosions at 9:12 A. M., April 16, 1947 which destroyed the entire dock area, numerous oil tanks, the Monsanto Chemical Company, numerous dwellings and business buildings. The second explosion resulted from a fire in ammonium nitrate aboard the S. S. HIGH FLYER which occurred some sixteen hours later at 1:10 A. M., April 17, 1947.
Damage to property outside the dock area was widespread. Approximately 1000 residences and business buildings suffered either major structural damage or were totally destroyed. Practically every window exposed to the blast in the corporate limits was broken. Several plate glass windows as far away as Galveston (10 miles) were shattered. Flying steel fragments and portions of the cargo were found 13,000 feet distant. A great number of balls of sisal twine, many afire, were blown over the area like torches. Numerous oil tanks were penetrated by flying steel or were crushed by the blast wave which followed the explosions. Drill stems 30 feet long, 6 3/8 inches in diameter, weight 2700 pounds, part of the cargo of the S. S. GRANDCAMP were found buried 6 feet in the clay soil a distance of 13,000 feet from the point of the explosion. [Continue Reading →]
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The Emma Maersk is a true Modern Marvel. She is the world’s 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. [Continue Reading →]
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A chemical tanker carrying about 30 tons of oil condensate burst into flames today after colliding with a small container ship just off the coast of Dubai. The tanker was on its way from Iran to the UAE and was about 5 miles from its destination port of Jebel Ali when the incident happened.
According to the Associated press, two of the tanker’s crew had to be pulled from the water with minor injuries, but no casualties have been reported. The container ship was also reported to be on fire with none of the crew suffering injuries.
The fires have since were put out within two hours and both ships have since been removed from the shipping channel with traffic returning to normal. The tanker has been identified as Maltese-flagged, Kashmir, and the container ship is the Singapore flagged Sima Saman.
Reuters has a slideshow of the incident HERE
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New Straight Times brings us this video with the following information from Port Klang: [Continue Reading →]
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Today’s Incident Photo Of The Week is the tugboat “The Carrie”. News 6 in Corpus Christi tells us:
A tugboat caught fire at about 7 a.m. Tuesday after pushing a barge from Ingleside to Rincon Channel to offload some diesel fuel and brine water.
Port of Corpus Christi Assistant Chief Tom Mylett said that when it came into the channel, the captain of “The Carrie” discovered a flash fire in the engine room.
The barge’s contents were the biggest concern.
“It was 500 gallons of diesel fuel, from what we understand, that was on the barge, that was set for delivery inside Rincon. Then, there were several other drums you have on your footage of brine water; nonflammable material,” Mylett said.
There was also an additional 500 gallons of fuel on the tugboat.
Luckily no one was injured. Click HERE for the full story and HERE for the video. (via Maritime Monday 129)
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March 21, 2006 – M/V Hyundai Fortune suffered a major explosion about 43 miles off the coast of Yemen in the Gulf of Aden. An estimated 60 – 90 containers were blown overboard forming a debris field about 5 miles in diameter around the vessel. Fortunately, a destroyer from the Netherlands was nearby to provide assistance. All 27 of the crew were rescued, with just 1 receiving non-life threatening injuries.
The cause of the fire is not known but according to cargolaw:
“Photo analysis shows what appears to be a significant section of hull plating blown out above the waterline on the port side, under the house and aft deck (pictured above). If this is accurate, might have been an explosion inside a tank, as opposed to an explosion in a container.”
For more information on this and other maritime disasters, visit cargolaw.com
Even more information on the incident can be found HERE
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