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  • Update: Fire onboard APL Austria Contained

    14 February 2017

    The fire that broke out on the giant Liberian flagged boxship APL Austria while sailing off South Africa has been contained, but its situation is still being closely monitored, the South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) informed in an update. The fire broke out on Sunday afternoon in one of the ship’s holds while the containership […]

  • Fire Delays CMA CGM Rossini in Colombo

    23 June 2016
    Business & Finance

    The 5,770 TEU containership CMA CGM Rossini is wrapping up operations at the port of Colombo, Sri Lanka, and will be on its way in a few days after a fire in one of its holds kept the vessel at berth since June 15. Namely, a fire broke out in the hold number 5 on board the vessel while […]

  • Boxship Fire Extinguished, Burchardkai Running as Normal

    5 September 2016

    The fire service completed its work on board the 2015-built containership CCNI Arauco shortly before midnight on Sunday after the fire, which started aboard the vessel on September 1, had been extinguished, according to Hamburger Hafen und Logistik Aktiengesellschaft (HHLA). The cause of the fire is still unknown, however, earlier reports indicated that the incident could have started due to […]

  • Fire Disables Polaris Shipping’s Ore Carrier

    30 May 2018
    Business & Finance

    Stellar Samba stuck for four days off Brazilian coast after a generator fire.

  • Coast Guard tows fire-damaged ship

    17 January 2007

    Anchorage, Alaska – The U.S. Coast Guard is towing a fire-damaged fish processing ship damaged by fire toward Dutch Harbor. The 142 people aboard the Seattle-based Stellar Sea are in good conditions with no injuries. Last night, about 90 miles north of Dutch Harbor, the ship caught fire and was left powerless and without propulsion.

  • Fire inflames fears over goods safety

    18 June 2006

    The fear of an uncontrollable fire at Cat Lai Port on the outskirts of Ho Chi Minh City is ever present in the mind of the deputy director of New Port Company, under which the port operates. Following a barge fire on the busy waterway last month that threatened other ships, Colonel Tran Dinh Thao […]

  • Update: Fire aboard Livestock Carrier Extinguished

    9 November 2015

    Portland Country Fire Authority (CFA) crews said in an update that the fire that broke out on board the livestock carrier Awassi Express on Tuesday evening in the Port of Portland, Australia, has been extinguished. The CFA crews have discovered that the fire started on the starboard side of the fodder storage silo on the back of the vessel and spread to the […]

  • Wood Group fined in deadly offshore platform fire case

    24 February 2017

    The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Thursday ordered Wood Group PSN, a Houston-based division of an oil and gas services company Wood Group, to pay $9.5 million in two separate cases involving its conduct in the Gulf of Mexico. Specifically, Wood Group PSN was ordered to pay $7 million for falsely reporting over several years […]

  • Canada: Husky’s SeaRose FPSO Catches Fire

    4 May 2012

    The C-NLOPB, a regulator that manages the petroleum resources in the Newfoundland offshore area on behalf of the Federal and Provincial governments received a report of a small fire that occurred in Power Generator C onboard the Husky Energy operated SeaRose FPSO on May 3, 2012. Personnel on the SeaRose observed smoke and a small […]

  • APL Vancouver Hit by Fire off Vietnam

    5 February 2019
    Business & Finance

    Signs of fire present aboard APL Vancouver four days after it runs into trouble while sailing from Shekou to Singapore.

  • Three Die in Oceania Cruise Ship Fire

    12 December 2014
    Business & Finance

    Three people died, one crewmember and two contractors, in an engine room fire that broke out Thursday, December 11 on board the luxury cruise ship Insignia. The ship, owned by Oceania Cruises, was docked in Port Castries, St. Lucia when the fire broke out. As reported by the Cruise Critic quoting Oceania officials, three members […]

  • Images Emerge of Fire-Ravaged APL Austria

    15 February 2017

    The South African Maritime Authority (SAMSA) has released photos from the fire-stricken boxship APL Austria showing the firefighting operations and scorched containers from the ship. According to SAMSA, fires in the lower hold No4 of the ship have been extinguished except for two containers in the cargo holding area that had been packed with candles and […]

  • Vessel Caught Fire Off Russian Coast

    18 November 2011

      A South Korean bulk carrier, the Oriental Angel, caught fire off Russia’s Far Eastern coast early on Thursday, a regional rescue official sa… (RIA Novosti) [mappress] Source: RIA Novosti, November 18, 2011

  • Fire-Hit Maersk Pembroke Destined for Scrapyard

    27 September 2017
    Business & Finance

    The Dutch-flagged 2,902 TEU container vessel Maersk Pembroke, which was hit by a fire in August, has been earmarked for dismantling. “Maersk is applying for all the necessary permissions from the relevant authorities in connection with the intended recycling of the vessel,” a Maersk Line spokesperson confirmed to World Maritime News. It has not been […]

  • Maersk’s Containership Suffers Engine Room Fire

    2 November 2016
    Business & Finance

    The engine room of the 1998-built containership Maersk Patras caught fire in the early morning hours of November 1 while the vessel was off the coast of Las Palmas, en route to Conakry, Danish shipping firm Maersk Line confirmed. “The fire was quickly controlled by the crew onboard and heat development from the site of the fire […]

  • Fire Engulfs Cargo Ship off Japan

    9 November 2015

    A fire broke out on Sunday, November 8th aboard a Belize-flagged general cargo ship identified as Soya Maru while sailing some 2 nautical miles west off Matsuyama, Japan. The Japanese Coast Guard dispatched at least three firefighting vessels to the scene to help extinguish the fire that had broken out in the ship’s engine room before […]

  • Three Passengers Die in Philippine Ferry Fire

    28 August 2019

    The fire is believed to have started in the ship’s engine room.

  • Maersk’s Boxship Catches Fire off Mauritius

    28 April 2015
    Business & Finance

    The 8,700 TEU container ship Maersk Londrina caught fire while en route from Malaysia to Brasil on April 25, forcing the vessel to divert to Mauritius, Maersk’s Senior Press Officer Michael Christian Storgaard confirmed to World Maritime News. The 2012-built boxship was en route from Tanjung Pelepas to Santos when the fire was discovered in one […]

  • Fire breaks out on seismic vessel in Senegal

    12 November 2019

    A fire broke out in the engine room of the Shearwater-owned seismic vessel Polar Marquis on Monday, November 11, 2019. 

  • Fire hits Statoil’s Statfjord A offshore platform

    17 October 2016
    Exploration & Production

    Norwegian oil company Statoil has informed that a fire broke out on Sunday aboard its Statfjord A platform, in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. According to Statoil at 8:20 am CET on Sunday October 16, the platform manager reported smoke and fire in a utility shaft on Statfjord A. No injuries have been […]

  • Two Injured in Fire on Shell Enchilada Platform

    9 November 2017
    Business & Finance

    Two people were injured in a fire that erupted on Shell Enchilada oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico, Wednesday, November 8, the United States Coast Guard (USCG) informed. A 54-year-old male suffered from flash burns and a concussion, and a 29-year-old male suffered from a sprained wrist and a concussion. Shell launched an emergency helicopter and medevaced both people and […]

  • Ferry boat trailer fire put out

    23 July 2007

    Kent firefighters have tackled a fire on board one of the car decks of a passenger ferry at the port of Dover. They were called to the Eastern Docks just after 0930 BST after a fire broke out in a boat trailer on board the Maersk Dunkerque ferry.

  • UASC Boxship Catches Fire at Port of Hamburg

    28 August 2015
    Business & Finance

    Firefighting crews were called in to intervene today at the Port of Hamburg after one of the containers on the 13,500 TEU MS Alula caught fire early this morning, according to the official web site of the city of Hamburg. The 2012-built MS Alula, operated by United Arab Shipping Company (UASC), was arriving to Waltershof harbor in the early hours […]

  • Equinor starts investigation into the Hammerfest fire accident

    2 October 2020
    Operations & Maintenance

    After the recent fire at Hammerfest LNG, Equinor has started an internal investigation into the fire while also following up the incident towards employees and the local community. As stated, the company is also looking into findings pointed out by the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) in a recent inspection. “The incident at Hammerfest LNG (HLNG) […]

  • Containership battling fire for days in Sri Lanka

    24 May 2021
    Safety, Vessels

    Efforts to contain the fire on board MV X-Press Pearl containership, which broke out on May 20th while the vessel was at anchorage off Colombo harbour, Sri Lanka, remain underway. Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) along with the assistance of the Sri Lanka Navy and Sri Lanka Airforce have been working on extinguishing the fire […]