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  • Fire shuts Troll B

    3 September 2014

    A fire broke out aboard the Statoil-operated Troll B platform, offshore Norway, on Monday, September 1. According to the Norwegian news website Aftenbladet.no, smoke entered the room after a switch on a platform in the North Sea caught fire. Production was immediately shut. The Stavanger-based website quoted a Statoil spokesperson who said that no injuries […]

  • Five Dead in Fire at Gadani Shipbreaking Yard

    9 January 2017

    At least five workers lost their lives and three to eight were reported missing after a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carrier ignited at Pakistan’s Gadani shipbreaking yard, according to NGO Shipbreaking Platform. The LPG carrier reportedly caught fire due to the presence of foam inside the ship, Dawn news reports. This was the same vessel which suffered a fire […]

  • Containership on Fire at Port of Hamburg

    1 September 2016
    Business & Finance

    The 2015-built containership CCNI Arauco has ignited at the German port of Hamburg on Thursday, according to data provided by the local fire department. The fire reportedly started due to welding works being undertaken on the rear end of the ship, and spread out below the vessel’s deck. The fire department said that the containers which are on fire were not […]

  • Fire damages destroyer at Ingalls

    24 May 2006

    A fire aboard a destroyer being built at a Mississippi shipyard could further delay completion of the ship, which was damaged last August by Hurricane Katrina. The fire broke out on the morning of May 20 aboard the destroyer Truxtun at Northrop Grumman Ship Systems

  • Egypt: Offshore rig on fire

    23 March 2015

    A fire broke out on an offshore platform in Egypt today, spurring a crew evacuation, Aswat Masriya, an Egyptian news website has reported. The news website, citing sources in the country’s petroleum ministry, has said that the fire has been localized and isolated from the rest of the rig. The fire reportedly broke out in the engine […]

  • Fire Island Dredging Resumes

    26 March 2015
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    H&L Contracting resumed dredging operations at Watch Hill on Fire Island this week, according to the National Park Service. The project, aimed at maintaining safe, public access to marina and docking facilities impacted by Hurricane Sandy, was stalled in early January due to severe winter weather and extensive ice in the Great South Bay. Dredging efforts […]

  • Fire devastates ONGC platform

    28 July 2005

    Three people were killed and 45 were missing after a major fire broke out at one of ONGC

  • Vessel catches fire in Aqaba

    12 July 2006

    A ship loaded with 4,200 tonnes of liquid gas caught fire Thursday morning while docking at the temper platform in Aqaba port, according to official sources.

  • Presidential yacht catches fire

    15 January 2006

    THE PRESIDENTIAL yacht, BRP Ang Pangulo, caught fire while undergoing repairs at a shipyard in Bauan town, Batangas province, some 146 kilometers south of Manila, a spokesman for the Philippine Navy said Monday.

  • AIDAprima Hit by Fire in Shipyard

    12 January 2016
    Business & Finance

    A small fire broke out in the rear part of the newbuild AIDAprima cruise ship, owned by cruise line company AIDA Cruises, in the evening hours of January 11, the cruise liner has confirmed in a statement to World Maritime News. AIDA Cruises said that the fire on board the vessel, being built at Mitsubishi Yard in Nagasaki, […]

  • North Energy CEO fired

    1 May 2015
    Business & Finance

    North Energy ASA, a Norwegian oil & gas exploration company,  has fired its CEO Erik Karlstrøm. The company has said that Karlstrøm has been relieved of his duties with immediate effect. Providing rationale for the move, the company said that “Karlstrøm no longer has the trust of the Board.” Erik Karlstrøm has been the CEO of North Energy […]

  • Fire aboard Freedom of the Seas

    23 July 2015
    Business & Finance

    A fire broke out in a mechanical space on board Royal Caribbean’s cruise ship Freedom of the Seas on Wednesday, as it was about to enter Falmouth, Jamaica. As informed, the fire was contained and  extinguished shortly after and one crew member was treated for a first-degree burn, Royal Caribbean said. “All guests onboard Freedom of the […]

  • Fire Island Dredging Progresses

    25 November 2015
    Business & Finance

    Dredging is underway at Fire Island National Seashore to improve public access to marina and docking facilities affected by Hurricane Sandy. The $2.9 million project, funded through Sandy relief aid, was designed to ensure safe access to the Sailors Haven and Watch Hill marinas on Fire Island by restoring navigation channels to a width of […]

  • Tianjin Port Head Fired

    4 November 2015
    Business & Finance

    The president of the Tianjin Port Group, Zheng Qingyue, has been fired and is facing government prosecution for dereliction of duty, according to The People’s Daily newspaper. The announcement comes three months after major chemical blasts in a warehouse, operated by Ruihai International Logistics Co., located in the port district in the Binhai New Area of […]

  • Eni Fires Up Supercomputer

    19 November 2013

    Italian oil giant Eni has fired up its new Petaflop class supercomputer. The supercomputer will support hydrocarbon exploration activities, providing the computing capacity needed to improve the accuracy and resolution of the geophysical and geological studies, which are essential to locate and develop new hydrocarbon reserves and to project safe and optimal drilling activities. Eni […]

  • Cruise vessel on fire in Norway

    25 May 2010

    The cruise vessel Deutschland suffered an engine room fire last Sunday. Over 360 passengers had to be evacuated from the 175 metre long vessel, built in 1998. According to unconfirmed Norwegian newspaper reports, a number of passengers were taken to hospital by ambulance.

  • Malacca Straits tanker on fire

    19 August 2009

    Firefighters are battling a fire on board an oil tanker which collided with a bulk carrier in the Malacca Straits. Malaysian police say that nine sailors – Chinese and Taiwanese – are missing after the collision, which occurred late on Tuesday. The tanker was listing on its side and could sink, marine police said.

  • Fire extinguished on Songa Dee

    3 December 2007

    On Tuesday 4 December at 13.55, smoke was reported on the Songa Dee drilling rig. This resulted from sparks in a ventilation room. At 15.05, the fire was confirmed to be extinguished and cooling down work started. The rig, operated by Stena Drilling, is carrying out work for StatoilHydro at the Troll field. The rig […]

  • Halliburton picks up another multi-year North Sea gig

    13 August 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    Halliburton has landed a new long-term assignment in the North Sea with ConocoPhillips Skandinavia, a subsidiary of the U.S.-headquartered ConocoPhillips.

  • Tanker fire under control

    6 March 2005

    The Norwegian tanker “Fjord Champion” was still on fire Sunday morning, but the fire was dying out, NRK reports. The crew of 28 were safely evaquated when the Norwegian tanker “Fjord Champion” caught fire late Friday evening, and the ship later drifted ashore near Mandal on the south coast.

  • Fire drama for VOR leaders

    18 January 2006

    Scary situation as fire breaks out on ABN AMRO Two. Simon Fisher describes what happened: Something had shorted out and the Nav Station was melting down.

  • €465k grant backs Oceaneering’s floating wind cable qualification projects

    14 August 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Technology, Vision

    U.S. subsea engineering and applied technology firm Oceaneering International has secured a £400,000 (around €465,000) grant from Scotland’s economic development agency Scottish Enterprise for a project that aims to add manufacturing capacity for subsea power cables destined for Scottish offshore wind. Oceaneering’s Rosyth umbilical and cable manufacturing facility, which has been operating at the Port of […]

  • ‘Severe fire’ on Solent tugboat

    2 September 2006

    Firefighters have spent three hours controlling a blaze in the engine room of a tugboat in the Solent. The crew, who alerted emergency services just after 0200 BST on Sunday, sealed off the area and returned to the dockside in Southampton, Hampshire. None of the four people on board the 385 ton vessel, Lyndhurst, were […]

  • Petrobras awards DOF with two new contracts worth over $275M

    12 August 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Vessels

    Norwegian vessel owner DOF Group has secured two new long-term contracts with Brazil’s state-owned energy giant Petrobras that have a combined value of more than $275 million. Skandi Carla and Geoholm have been contracted on four-year charters with Petrobras as remotely operated vehicle (ROV) support vessels, both expected to begin their contracts in December. The […]

  • Five Die in RoPax Ferry Fire off Indonesia

    22 May 2017

    Five people died in a fire on board Mutiara Sentosa I Ro-Pax ferry on Friday, May 19 while the Indonesian-flagged ship was underway in Masalembo waters of East Java. A total of 192 survivors have been rescued by the National Search and Rescue Agency of the Republic of Indonesia. After two days of search and rescue operation for potential missing […]