By Bing Guan SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - Flames raged for hours on Sunday aboard a U.S. warship docked at Naval Base San Diego, sending 21 people to the hospital with minor injuries and prompting a relocation of two other Navy vessels moored nearby, military and local fire officials said. The San Diego Fire-Rescue Department reported an explosion in conjunction with the blaze, … [Read more...]
Several Injured as U.S. Navy Ship Catches Fire in San Diego
By Gabriella Borter July 12 (Reuters) - A three-alarm fire erupted on Sunday aboard a U.S. warship docked at Naval Base San Diego, prompting an evacuation of the vessel and sending about 18 sailors to the hospital with minor injuries, Navy and local fire officials said. The San Diego Fire-Rescue Department reported an explosion in conjunction with the blaze, which struck at … [Read more...]
USCG Medevacs Burned Crew Member of Maersk Ship in Atlantic
The U.S. Coast Guard medevaced a crew member of a Maersk containership who sustained burns in some kind of engine room explosion approximately 275 miles off the coast of Ocean City, North Carolina on Friday. Watchstanders at the Coast Guard’s Fifth District command center received a report on Thursday evening that an explosion occurred in the engine room of the cargo ship … [Read more...]
Fire Fighters Injured Battling Blaze on Car Carrier in Jacksonville
Several fire fighters have been injured while responding to a fire on board a vehicle carrier off Blount Island in Jacksonville, Florida. Coast Guard Sector Jacksonville watchstanders were notified at 3:53 p.m. of a fire on board the MV Höegh Xiamen, a 600-foot vehicle carrier. The watchstanders immediately notified Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department and Jacksonville … [Read more...]
Maersk Ship Loses Propulsion After Fire in Caribbean Sea
Photo: Préfet de Guadeloupe A Maersk Line containership suffered an engine room fire that left the ship adrift in the Caribbean Sea off the coast of Guadeloupe. The 1,800-TEU Maersk Vilnius was traveling to Port Elizabeth, South Africa from Freeport, Bahamas when the fire broke out. The fire was eventually brought under control and extinguished with no injures … [Read more...]