The fertilizer cargo on board a UK-flagged cargo ship has finally stopped smoldering more than two weeks after its crew was forced to abandon ship due to toxic smoke, the owner of the vessel said Sunday. In an update on the incident, Bibby Line Limited reported that Spanish authorities have permitted salvors to take the 56,597 dwt MV Cheshire closer to shore in Gran … [Read more...]
Five Killed in Fire Aboard Indonesian Ferry
At least five were killed after a fire broke out aboard a car and passenger in the Java Sea on Friday, Indonesian authorities confirmed over the weekend. The fire reportedly started in the vehicle deck of the Indonesian ferry Mutiara Sentosa 1 and quickly spread to other parts of the vessel, prompting the captain to give the order to abandon ship. The Indonesian … [Read more...]
Large MSC Containership Suffers Fire Off Sri Lanka – Incident Photos
Another mishap involving a large containership to report today... This story coming from Sri Lanka where a fire broke out aboard the MSC Daniela, a 13,798 TEU containership belonging to Mediterranean Shipping Company. The fire started in the ship's cargo area on Tuesday as the ship was about 120 nautical miles off Colombo, Sri Lanka. Firefighting continued into … [Read more...]
American Car Carrier Suffers Fire in English Channel
An American car carrier with 21 crew members suffered a fire aboard while underway in the English Channel en route to Baltimore from Southampton. The UK Coastguard says it was notified at around 3:45 a.m. on Friday of a fire on board the US-flagged roll-on/roll-off vehicle carrier MV Honor. The Coastguard said the vessel’s fixed firefighting systems were used to … [Read more...]
Photos Reveal Fire Damage Aboard APL Austria in South Africa
The salvage of the APL Austria has entered the mop-up phase after a major fire broke out in one of the vessel's cargo holds as it was off Port Elizabeth in South Africa. The fire started in one of the cargo holds of Liberian-flagged vessel on Sunday while the ship was some 30 miles off the coast of South Africa, headed west to the Indian Ocean. Overnight on Sunday the vessel … [Read more...]
Coast Guard, Supply Vessels Responding to Platform Fire in Gulf of Mexico -UPDATE
The U.S. Coast Guard and at least four offshore supply vessels are responding to a fire on an oil production platform belonging to Renaissance Offshore near Grand Isle, Louisianna. The fire was extinguished Friday morning at about 6 a.m. The Coast Guard says it was notified at about 2:30 a.m. that an oil production platform was on fire approximately 80 miles south of … [Read more...]
Houston Ship Channel Temporarily Closed After Tanker Fire
HOUSTON, Dec 5 (Reuters) - The Houston Ship Channel, which links the busiest U.S. petrochemical port to the Gulf of Mexico, reopened on Monday afternoon after a fire-damaged ship blocking the waterway was moved to a berth, the U.S. Coast Guard said. The channel was blocked for about an hour after the small tanker Jo Kiri reported smoke in its engine room, according to the … [Read more...]