Ship Fires

Stay updated on ship fires and maritime fire safety measures. Learn about fireboats, yacht fires, port explosions, marine firefighting, and the impact of these events.


Saturday, April 10, 2010
Lifesaving Incidents

Amver Vessel Rescues 13 off Mexico

Our good friends at the Amver blog tell us of the most recent rescue at sea involving an Amver registered vessel. The United States Coast Guard Eleventh

April 10, 2010
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Thursday, February 25, 2010
Lifesaving Incidents

Fisherman Save Haitian’s From Burning Ship

Wednesday, February 24, 2010 EUTAWVILLE, S.C. – “Just get ‘em before the sharks get ‘em.” That’s what Hutch Holseberg, 45,

February 25, 2010
Total Views: 88

Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Blog

Incident Photo of The Week – F/V Cape Elizabeth

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

December 22, 2009
Total Views: 39

Friday, October 23, 2009
Ship Fires

Massive Explosions in Puerto Rico Refinery – Video

CNN has the story: Officials say it could take a week to extinguish a massive fire that burned Friday afternoon at a fuel storage complex in Puerto Rico,

October 23, 2009
Total Views: 184

Friday, August 21, 2009
Ship Fires

Formosaproduct Brick Tanker Fire – Incident Photo Of The Week

Many thanks to gCaptain reader Ryan C for sending this photo of the product tanker M/V Formosaproduct Brick catching fire after a recent collision. Bloomberg

August 21, 2009
Total Views: 434

Thursday, August 13, 2009
Incidents

Is Your Equipment Intrinsically Safe?

We are still debating whether this guy was using a flashlight, LED or his cell phone to check the level of this tank but we are certain it wasn’t

August 13, 2009
Total Views: 36

Thursday, July 2, 2009
Incidents

Casualty Outlook

It’s been a bad week for lifeboats, once termed ‘the Pinto of the seas’. Over at Maritime Accident Casebook three incidents during drills and

July 2, 2009
Total Views: 36

Monday, June 15, 2009
Blog

Port Kiel Fire – Incident Photo Of The Week

The Local

June 15, 2009
Total Views: 119

Monday, June 1, 2009
Ship Fires

Vincenzo Florio Ferry Fire – Incident Photo Of The Week

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

June 1, 2009
Total Views: 181

Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Ship Fires

Bravo on My Watch – YOUblog Featured Article

I review shipboard incidents every day. It’s what I write about. Unfortunately, there’s plenty of material out there. The other day, something came

April 15, 2009
Total Views: 14

Sunday, February 22, 2009
Blog

F/V Monte Galineiro – Incident Photo Of The Week

See gCaptain’s full list of incident photos HERE Radio Canada tells

February 22, 2009
Total Views: 156

Monday, October 20, 2008
Ship Fires

Incident Video Of The Week – Ing Hua Fu No 9

New Straight Times brings us this video with the following information from Port

October 20, 2008
Total Views: 87

Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Blog

Incident Photo Of The Week – Corpus Christi Tugboat

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.

September 30, 2008
Total Views: 48

Thursday, September 25, 2008
Navy

Russian Navy Ship Marshal Shaposhnikov – Incident Video Of The Week

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMJhmOsc5vM Reuters tells us: Sep 18 – A fire on a Russian warship in the Pacific kills two sailors, the latest in a

September 25, 2008
Total Views: 62

Friday, June 20, 2008
Ship Fires

Fire In Icey Waters – M/V India Lotus

Coast Guard officials say a fire aboard a container ship in the North Pacific has been put out. The 781-foot India Lotus, from Malta, reported a fire in the

June 20, 2008
Total Views: 30

Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Incidents

A Forgotten Tragedy: America’s Worst Maritime Disaster

On April 27, 1865 the Mississippi River paddlewheeler, Sultana, was utterly destroyed when a boiler explosion ripped through the ship. The legal capacity of

May 21, 2008
Total Views: 169

Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Ship Fires

Queen of the West Fire this AM

An engine room fire at 12:31 this morning forced an evacuation of Queen of the West. From a Coast Guard Media Release: SEATTLE – The Coast Guard, state

April 8, 2008
Total Views: 85

Thursday, February 7, 2008
Blog

Incident Photo of the Week – Und Adriyatik

Rueters gives us the details on this catastrophic fire aboard the Ro-Ro Und Adriyatik: 06 Feb 2008 – ZAGREB, Croatia A burning Turkish cargo ship with

February 7, 2008
Total Views: 331

Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Interesting

Bravo on My Watch – By The Artful Blogger

Bravo on My Watch By The Artful Blogger I review shipboard incidents every day. It’s what I write about. Unfortunately, there’s plenty of material

January 30, 2008
Total Views: 109

Sunday, December 30, 2007
Blog

Incident Photo Of The Week – M/V Hanjin Pennsylvania

After a brief hiatus we return to a popular gCaptain feature “Incident Photo Of The Week”. This weeks photo is the aftermath of a 2002 fire aboard

December 30, 2007
Total Views: 836