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  • Product Tanker on Fire in Veracruz Shipyard

    22 February 2016

    The firefighters managed to contain a fire aboard a 45,705 dwt product tanker Nuevo Pemex IV which started in the morning hours on Saturday while the vessel was being dismantled in a Veracruz shipyard in Mexico, according to the Talleres Navales del Golfo shipyard. The 1989-built vessel, which was being taken to pieces, ignited during cutting works in the engine room, the shipyard […]

  • Fishermen rescued after boat fire

    28 April 2007

    Five people on a fishing boat disabled by fire 33 miles off Salcombe on the Devon coast have been rescued. Brixham Coastguard coordinated the rescue of crew members on board the Salcombe crabber Emma Jane.

  • Pirates open fire on cargo ship

    15 May 2007

    Pirates fired grenade launchers and machine guns at a cargo ship in the Indian Ocean far off the coast of Somalia, sparking concerns that key shipping routes are threatened, a Malaysia-based maritime watchdog said Tuesday.

  • Japan whaling ship catches fire

    15 February 2007

    A Japanese whaling ship has caught fire near Antarctica, leaving one crew member missing and raising fears of environmental damage. The blaze on board the Nisshin Maru prompted the evacuation of its crew onto other ships.

  • Ship fire puts heat on industry

    29 March 2006

    Miami-based Carnival Corp., the world’s largest cruise ship operator, estimated Tuesday that last week’s fire aboard the Star Princess will cost between $33 million and $42 million. That’s what Carnival said it will have to spend to repair the ship and compensate passengers

  • Fire Island Beach Works Completed

    17 May 2016
    Business & Finance

    The Robbins Rest Coastline Resiliency Project which is aimed to reduce significant coastal erosion threat on Fire Island has been completed now. According to Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, the contractors have completed all emergency repairs of Robbins Rest on Fire Island. The work on the project that will address coastal erosion and improve coastal resiliency in the area began in […]

  • Fire Erupts in Venezia Porto Marghera

    23 June 2016

    Venetian firefighters were called to intervene after a fifteen-meter-high crane caught fire in the port area of Porto Marghera at around 9:30 PM local time Wednesday, according to the Department of firefighters, public rescue and civil defense. The fire quickly engulfed the crane, however, the operator managed to escape unharmed. The crane was offloading a Panamanian vessel […]

  • UCL: Climate transition could hit South Korean, Chinese, and European shipping financiers hardest

    22 October 2025
    Business & Finance, Market Outlooks, Transition

    European, Chinese and South Korean financiers have over half of their portfolio tied to oil and gas carriers that are most at risk of becoming stranded assets in the global rush to shift to a low-carbon energy system, a new report by UCL’s Energy Institute Shipping and Oceans Research Group suggests. As the global economy […]

  • DeepOcean lands new job at Equinor’s two oil & gas fields in Norwegian waters

    30 September 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders, Vessels

    DeepOcean has won a new installation assignment at two oil and gas fields off the coast of Norway with the country’s state-owned energy giant Equinor.

  • Man rescued after fire on yacht

    7 October 2007

    A lone sailor was rescued by a passing vessel when his yacht caught fire off the Aberdeenshire coast. The Banff RNLI lifeboat was launched at about 1615 BST after the coastguard received a call from a man reporting his yacht on fire off Macduff.

  • Australia oil well catches fire

    2 November 2009

    An oil well at the centre of a massive spill in the Timor Sea off the north-west coast of Australia is on fire. The company which runs the well, PTTEP Australasia, said the fire broke out as it made another attempt to plug a leak deep underwater at the West Atlas rig.

  • Fire at IFA1 interconnector UK site

    15 September 2021
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    The UK National Grid today, 15 September, reported a fire at its IFA1 interconnector site in Sellindge, Kent, which has been evacuated.

  • Ship with explosive cargo catches fire

    9 February 2007

    A flag of convenience ship carrying volatile ammonium nitrate is being towed back to Newcastle after its engine room caught fire. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau said the engine or wiring of the Bahamas flagged Baltimar Boreas had caught fire, disabling the ship, after it left the Newcastle Port on Thursday night.

  • Fire Hits Bulker in Port of Southampton

    28 May 2018
    Business & Finance

    Bulker Sirina suffered a fire in its cargo hold while it was at a dock in Port of Southampton on May 25.

  • Three Injured in Cargo Ship Fire

    27 January 2015
    Business & Finance

    A fire broke out on Saturday on board an Indonesia-flagged general cargo ship while docked in Surabaya, Indonesia injuring three people. The fire on board the 2005-built MV Mentari Pratama, operated by liner company Mentari Sejata Perkasa, is believed to had been caused by a gas cylinder explosion during welding works in a repair yard. According to local media […]

  • Mombasa Port Fires Strike Leaders

    6 July 2015
    Business & Finance

    Twenty-seven workers of the Mombasa port were fired on Saturday as they are believed to had organized a crippling strike that shut down the port for two days last week, Reuters reports citing the port authority. The strike started on Wednesday and saw around 2,000 workers protest against higher health care costs. Namely, the government […]

  • APSI Provides Update on Fire Accident

    13 February 2014

    Aker Philadelphia Shipyard, Inc. (APSI) has released the following update regarding an incident that occurred early morning on 12th February at its facility. At approximately 6:50am, maintenance was being performed on the shipyard’s gantry crane when an electrical fault occurred. Following protocol, NAVSES and the Philadelphia Fire Department responded. One employee, who is now in […]

  • Fire in Port of Los Angeles Contained

    24 September 2014
    Business & Finance

    The raging wharf fire in Wilmington that resulted in shutting down of all container terminals at the Port of Los Angeles has been more than 90 percent contained, the port authorities said in a statement yesterday. The fire broke out after a welding accident on Monday evening, igniting the 800-foot-long wharf. As explained by the […]

  • Gunashli fire: Another body found

    4 January 2016

    Body of another oil worker who went missing after the Gunashli 10 platform explosion in Azerbaijan has been found. According to the Azeri ministry for emergency situations, the dead body was found in the Turkmen sector of the Caspian Sea. This brings a total number of recovered bodies to nine, with twenty-one workers still missing. […]

  • Triton FPSO Catches Fire (UK)

    3 December 2013

    A small fire occurred yesterday on board a Dana Petroleum-operated FPSO, moored in the UK North Sea.   In an e-mail sent to Offshore Energy Today, Dana Petroleum confirmed that there was a minor incident on its Triton Floating, Production, Storage and Offloading vessel (FPSO) in the UK North Sea Monday. “Smoke and sparks were seen […]

  • Freighter Catches Fire in Iskedrun Port

    15 January 2015
    Business & Finance

    1978-built, 2937 dwt  general cargo vessel Retaj caught fire while docked in Turkey’s Mediterranean Port of Iskedrun, January 14, Haber Turk reports. The fire reportedly spread across the entire Togo-flagged ship. Local firefighters are currently on scene and are trying to contain the fire. Turkey’s Minister for Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communications Lutfi Elvan told Haber Turk […]

  • Fire damages port conveyor belt

    24 August 2009

    More than 30 firefighters were called to tackle a fire on a conveyor belt at the Port of Tyne. The fire broke out on a 720ft (200m) section of the belt, which was being used to feed rape seed on to a loading ship on the south side of the river. The flames were extinguished […]

  • Fire on Alaska platform contained (Gallery)

    3 October 2014

    Responders to the Baker platform fire, in the Cook Inlet of Alaska, have reported full containment. According to the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, firefighting capability and monitoring will be maintained through the night and the Unified Command will remain active until the platform is fully secured. The unified command consists of the Coast Guard, […]

  • Small fire reported on Tartan A platform

    11 August 2014
    Business & Finance

    The ‘Tartan A’ offshore oil platform in the UK North Sea caught fire on Saturday morning. All workers accounted for.

  • Rescue teams tackling boat fire

    23 June 2007

    Rescue teams from Norfolk and Suffolk are tackling a fire on a tug boat off the north Norfolk coast. Yarmouth Coastguard received a may-day call from the tug boat, ‘HT Blade’, which was on fire on Sunday morning.