The MOL Charisma is back underway today following a fire in a cargo hold earlier this month off Sri Lanka. Hapag-Lloyd confirmed the incident in a Sept 3 service update to customers. "We have been informed that the vessel MOL CHARISMA (voyage 211W), deployed in our Pacific South 3 (PS3) service has experienced a fire incident in No.5 Cargo hold on 1st September 2020 at … [Read more...]
Pollution and Salvage Response Continues After Dredging Vessel Fire in Corpus Christi
The U.S. Coast Guard and partner agencies continue pollution and salvage response for the dredging vessel Waymon L Boyd in Corpus Christi, Texas. Dive and salvage operations commenced at approximately 10 a.m. Sunday morning and were ongoing throughout the day. A piece of the dredging vessel was located in the middle of the channel and is currently in the process of being … [Read more...]
Major Tanker Fire After Collision With Barge Near Shanghai
https://youtu.be/YaUevET6qEo At 03:39 local time this morning the 308 foot (94m) tanker Long Qing 1 with approximately 3000 tons of fuel on board collided with a sand barge about 1.5 nautical miles southeast of the Yangtze River Estuary lightboat in Shanghai, China. The Collision resulted in a major fire on board of tanker and the sand barge sank. Rescue teams have saved … [Read more...]
Tanker Catches Fire Near Strait of Hormuz
A fire broke out on board a VLCC tanker near the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, although reports indicate that the fire started during maintenance work and no foul play is suspected. UAE officials report that the fire started on the Panamanian-flagged ship as it was about 21 miles off the coast of Sharjah, UAE. A statement from the UAE’s Federal Transport … [Read more...]
One Dead After Fire on Russia’s Only Aircraft Carrier
MOSCOW, Dec 12 (Reuters) - At least one military serviceman was killed and 12 people were injured by a fire at Russia's only aircraft carrier, the Admiral Kuznetsov, Russian news agencies reported on Thursday. The Admiral Kuznetsov caught fire on Thursday during maintenance work in Russia's Arctic port in Murmansk. Hours later the fire has been brought under control. The … [Read more...]