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Incident Photo Of The Week – M/V Hanjin Pennsylvania

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December 30, 2007

Hanjin Pennsylvania - Fireworks Ship Fire

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 the M/V Hanjin Pennsylvania. The reason for the damage? A container filled with fireworks! CargoLAw.com tells us;

Hanjin Pennsylvania fire “has gutted accommodation & engine room” At least 6 rows of containers on deck & under deck have been effected by the blaze, which is understood to have started in a container carrying fireworks & spread to engulf the area immediately forward of the superstructure. But as the ship continues to burn, and salvage crews are still hampered in their attempts to board the vessel to carry out firefighting operations, experts are already suggesting the likely cause of the explosion was not a container full of fireworks.

CLICK HERE for the dramatic photo of the actual explosion then visit the newly redesigned CargoLaw website for the details; Page 1, Page 2, Page 3

M/V Hanjin … Mid-Explosion;

Hanjin Pennsylvania - Fireworks Ship Fire

Distant View;

Hanjin Pennsylvania - Fireworks Ship Fire

For more information on this type of fire download the DNV’s presentation file HERE.

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