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Wednesday, March 18, 2015
Fire-Hit Ro-Ro Towed Back to New York
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Fire-Hit Ro-Ro Towed Back to New York

The U.S. Coast Guard and local agencies in New York were working Wednesday to extinguish a fire aboard a Panamanian-flagged roll-on/roll-off vessel at Homeport

March 18, 2015
Total Views: 87

Friday, March 6, 2015
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Edison Chouest Anchor Handler Towed Across the Caribbean After Fire

The anchor handling tug supply vessel (AHTS) Edison Chouest has arrived today in Port Fourchon after being towed by the AHTS Gulf Champion from Trinidad. An

March 6, 2015
Total Views: 280

Thursday, March 5, 2015
Operations Resume at Port Metro Vancouver After Chemical Fire
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Operations Resume at Port Metro Vancouver After Chemical Fire

Port Metro Vancouver was mostly re-opened Thursday after a chemical fire broke out in a container Wednesday afternoon at a terminal at the port's south

March 5, 2015
Total Views: 26

Wednesday, March 4, 2015
Four-Alarm Chemical Fire Shuts Port Metro Vancouver – Update
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Four-Alarm Chemical Fire Shuts Port Metro Vancouver – Update

Update: The fire was brought under control as of 6:40 p.m. Wednesday, Port Metro Vancouver said in a update. The update said that smoke continued to diminish

March 4, 2015
Total Views: 79

U.S. Navy Ship Hit by Fire at NASSCO Shipyard
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U.S. Navy Ship Hit by Fire at NASSCO Shipyard

Navy and local firefighters in Portsmouth, Virginia responded Tuesday to a fire aboard a U.S. Navy amphibious dock landing

March 4, 2015
Total Views: 144

Wednesday, February 18, 2015
Sixth Victim Of Brazilian FPSO Explosion Found
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Sixth Victim Of Brazilian FPSO Explosion Found

A sixth victim of last week's deadly explosion on a Petrobras offshore oil and natural gas production ship has been

February 18, 2015
Total Views: 98

Wednesday, February 11, 2015
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Explosion Aboard Brazilian FPSO Kills At Least Five Offshore Workers

An explosion aboard the floating production, storage and offloading vessel FPSO Cidade de São Mateus has left at least five dead.  Four workers are still

February 11, 2015
Total Views: 131

Sunday, January 25, 2015
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Fred Olsen Cruise Ship Suffers Engine Room Fire Off Morocco

The cruise ship Boudicca, owned by Fred Olsen Cruise Lines, suffered a fire in her engine room at around 4am this morning while sailing off the coast of

January 25, 2015
Total Views: 117

Tuesday, January 20, 2015
Cal Dive Diving Support Vessel Hit by Fire Off Louisiana Coast
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Cal Dive Diving Support Vessel Hit by Fire Off Louisiana Coast

A semi-submersible saturation diving support vessel belonging to Cal Dive found itself adrift in the waters off the Louisiana coast on Monday following a fire

January 20, 2015
Total Views: 494

Thursday, January 15, 2015
WATCH: Fire Engulfs Vessel Loaded with Hay
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WATCH: Fire Engulfs Vessel Loaded with Hay

A cargo of hay caught fire Wednesday morning aboard a vessel off the coast of Iskenderun, Turkey. According to reports, all 23 crewmembers of the MV Retaj A

January 15, 2015
Total Views: 59

Monday, December 29, 2014
Stricken MV Norman Atlantic Fully Evacuated, Death Toll Rises [UPDATE]
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Stricken MV Norman Atlantic Fully Evacuated, Death Toll Rises [UPDATE]

Rescue teams on Monday completed the evacuation of 427 people from a car ferry that caught fire off Greece's Adriatic

December 29, 2014
Total Views: 83

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Rescued Ferry Passengers Arrive in Italy from Fire-Scorched Norman Atlantic [UPDATE]

Passengers from a car ferry, ablaze off the coast of Greece, arrived in Italy on Monday as rescue teams worked to save those still

December 29, 2014
Total Views: 35

Sunday, December 28, 2014
Hundreds Trapped as Ferry Burns in Heavy Seas Off Greece [UPDATE]
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Hundreds Trapped as Ferry Burns in Heavy Seas Off Greece [UPDATE]

"The ship is still on fire, the floor is burning," passenger George Styliaras told Greek TV by telephone, adding that smoke was making it difficult to breathe.

December 28, 2014
Total Views: 146

Monday, December 1, 2014
Offshore Supply Vessel Assists Four After Vessel Fire in Gulf of Mexico
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Offshore Supply Vessel Assists Four After Vessel Fire in Gulf of Mexico

The U.S. Coast Guard says it medevaced four people after their vessel caught fire 35 miles southwest of Grand Isle,

December 1, 2014
Total Views: 32

Tuesday, November 4, 2014
Animal Feed Cargo Catches Fire in Ireland
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Animal Feed Cargo Catches Fire in Ireland

Emergency response crew were called Tuesday to Warrenpoint Harbour in Ireland to attend fire reported in the cargo hold of a Gibraltar-flagged cargo

November 4, 2014
Total Views: 65

Tuesday, October 7, 2014
Fire Forces Ship Carrying Radioactive Concrete to Drop Anchor Off Scotland
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Fire Forces Ship Carrying Radioactive Concrete to Drop Anchor Off Scotland

A ship carrying radioactive concrete was forced to put down its anchor just off the Scottish coast in the North Sea on Tuesday after a fire in one of its

October 7, 2014
Total Views: 56

Monday, September 29, 2014
Fire Hits P&O Ferry ‘Pride of Canterbury’ [VIDEO]
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Fire Hits P&O Ferry ‘Pride of Canterbury’ [VIDEO]

A P&O ferry suffered a fire onboard Monday as it approached the port of Calais in Northern

September 29, 2014
Total Views: 125

Wednesday, September 17, 2014
Six Crew Escape Burning Tugboat Near Lake Charles, Louisiana
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Six Crew Escape Burning Tugboat Near Lake Charles, Louisiana

The U.S. Coast Guard along with Black Bayou Fire Department responded Tuesday to a tugboat fire near Lake Charles,

September 17, 2014
Total Views: 99

Wednesday, August 27, 2014
Disabled MT Pine Galaxy Arrives In San Francisco Bay
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Disabled MT Pine Galaxy Arrives In San Francisco Bay

The disabled MT Pine Galaxy was towed into San Francisco Bay on Wednesday exactly two weeks after an engine room fire cut power to the ship and killed one

August 27, 2014
Total Views: 62

Friday, June 20, 2014
WATCH: Drone Films as Luxury Yacht Gets Destroyed by Fire
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WATCH: Drone Films as Luxury Yacht Gets Destroyed by Fire

A 102-foot luxury yacht possibly worth $24 million has been completely destroyed after it caught fire while dry docked at a San Diego boat yard, and it was all

June 20, 2014
Total Views: 392
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