The crew of a UK-flagged bulk carrier has been evacuated after a fire broke out in a cargo hold off Las Palmas in the Canary Islands. Spain's Salvamento Marítimo confirmed that two SAR helicopters evacuated all 24 crew members on Monday from the MV Chesire, which is carrying a cargo of ammonium nitrate fertilizer. The fire is believed to have started due to a chemical … [Read more...]
Dive Support Vessel Suffers Fire in North Sea
A dive support vessel with 23 crew was forced to issue a mayday call on Monday after a fire broke out in the vicinity of the vessel's engine room as the ship was approximately 5 nautical miles east of the Tyne piers on the east coast of England. After picking up the call distress call from the Marshall Islands-flagged Nor Da Vinci, which had just departed Blyth harbour, … [Read more...]
Ferry Evacuated After Fire in the Solent
All passengers are safe after a fire broke out in the bridge wing of a car and passenger ferry operating in the Solent between the Isle of Wight and Portsmouth. The UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency says it was notified at about 9:30 a.m. Thursday that a fire had broken out on the Wightlink ferry St Faith while en route from Portsmouth to Fishbourne on the Isle of … [Read more...]
Indonesian Tourist Boat Captain to be Prosecuted Over Deadly Fire
JAKARTA, Jan 3 (Reuters) - Indonesia plans to prosecute the captain of a tourist boat for negligence after a fire ripped through the vessel on New Year's Day, killing at least 23 people and injuring dozens, police said on Tuesday. The boat was carrying about 250 people before it was engulfed by flames shortly after leaving Jakarta. Authorities were still searching the … [Read more...]
Car Carrier Catches Fire at Antwerp Dock
A serious fire broke out overnight in the cargo area of a pure car and truck carrier docked at the Port of Antwerp. According to reports the fire erupted just after midnight aboard the 1988-built Silver Sky, which had just loaded secondhand vehicles bound for West Africa. Early reports say the fire is believed to have originated in one of the vehicles and … [Read more...]
Massive Fire Engulfs Pemex Oil Tanker in Gulf of Mexico -PHOTOS
MEXICO CITY, Sept 24 (Reuters) - A fire broke out on an oil tanker of Mexican state oil company Pemex in the Gulf of Mexico on Saturday, forcing all the crew to be evacuated in the latest accident to plague the struggling firm. The blaze on the tanker "Burgos" occurred off the coast of Boca del Rio in Veracruz state and all the crew were safe, Pemex said in a tweet. Mexico's … [Read more...]
Huge Containership Burns In Port Hamburg
A 9,000 TEU containership suffered a major fire in its cargo area while berthed the port of Hamburg on Thursday. The Hamburg Water Police reports that the 300 meter CCNI Arauco caught fire at approximately 1 p.m. local time. Initial findings suggested the fire was likely caused by welding work onboard. Reports say sparks from the welding ignited part of a container … [Read more...]