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A Canadian-registered lake bulk carrier suffered a major fire at the Port of Ashtabula, located on Lake Erie in Ohio.
The U.S. Coast Guard said USCG personnel responded to the incident on board the M/V Cuyahoga with boats and a helicopter.
The Master and crew of reported as safe and accounted for.
Photos showed the vessel engulfed in flames at a dock.
“#AshtabulaCounty is utilizing maximum county and city fire department resources to put out the fire. #CoastGuard marine inspectors and investigators are en route to begin investigating the cause of the fire. The captain of the port has issued a safety zone around the vessel,” the U.S. Coast Guard Great Lakes wrote on “X.”
Unconfirmed reports said the fire has been extinguished and damage is being assessed.
The self-unloading vessel, operated by Rand Logistics, is one of the oldest Canadian registered ships still in active service on the Great Lakes. It was originally built in 1943 to support the war effort and later converted into a self-unloader in 1974.
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