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  • 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 […]

  • 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.

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • Equinor’s giant new FPSO catches fire

    11 August 2022
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Equipment, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders, Safety, Vessels

    Aker Solutions has revealed that a fire was detected at Equinor’s FPSO vessel, which is currently under construction at a yard in Norway.

  • Philippine ferry ravaged by fire; 5 dead

    11 June 2007

    A Philippine passenger ferry with 260 people on board caught fire south of Manila on Sunday, leaving at least five dead, coast guard officials said. A total of 255 survivors were rescued by two passing fishing boats and a coast guard from the MV Catalyn D, which caught fire off Mindoro island, about 170 kilometers […]

  • CNSOPB: Fire quelled on Deep Panuke platform

    19 March 2015
    Exploration & Production

    The Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board has said it was notified of a small fire incident on the Deep Panuke platform operated by Encana Corporation, on Monday, March 16, 2015. According to the CNSOPB, at approximately 8 A.M., a worker noticed a 6” flame on a cooling pump bearing on the utility module. The pump […]

  • 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 […]

  • ‘Mojaweb’ – RAstar fire-fighting tug for Kuwait

    31 March 2011

    The fitting of fire-fighting capacity on harbour tugs is very common, but typically those installations are limited to up to the capacity of the classification society Fi-Fi 1 designations with a total pump capacity of 2,400m3/hour. Kuwait Fire Services required a major terminal support tug with significant towing and ship-handling capabilities, as well as a […]

  • BW Bulker Catches Fire in Gulf of Aden

    24 January 2020

    A fire broke out onboard a Panamax bulk carrier while the ship was sailing in the Gulf of Aden.

  • USA: Fire Island Dredging Gets Boost

    15 January 2013

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans to speed up Fire Island dredging, reports nbc. This $33.2 million project is supposed to protect sections of Sandy-damaged Ocean Parkway. Financing of the project is included in the Sandy Supplement Aid Package, which is waiting for approval. Charles Schumer, United States Senator for New York, said that […]

  • Another Fire on Maersk Boxship, Crew Safe

    16 March 2018
    Business & Finance

    A fire erupts on board the Maersk Kensington while the ship was en route from Salalah toward Suez.

  • Delivery of Odyssey of the Seas postponed after a fire

    1 July 2020
    Vessels

    The delivery of Royal Caribbean’s new cruise ship, Odyssey of the Seas, being built at German shipbuilder Meyer Werft, has officially been delayed, the company confirmed. The keel for the ship was laid in May 2019 and Odyssey of the Seas was scheduled to be delivered in autumn 2020. The ship is scheduled to become […]

  • 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 […]

  • Minimax system extinguishes fire in van carriers

    26 January 2007

    Minimax GmbH & Co. KG in Bad Oldesloe has now developed a special fire protection system to protect van carriers. Fires often break out in places which are very difficult for fire extinguishing measures to reach. In the stilt-like portal stackers which move the containers around in modern seaports, the engine compartment is more than […]

  • Maersk Honam Battling a Fire for Over a Month

    9 April 2018
    Business & Finance

    The fire which erupted on board Danish-flagged containership Maersk Honam on March 6 still burning.

  • Fire Onboard Chinese Hopper Dredger in Haifa

    11 December 2015
    Business & Finance

    A China-flagged hopper dredger anchored at Haifa Port was set on fire this morning, the Times of Israel reports. Firefighters from the Haifa Fire and Rescue Service put out the fire three hours after it began on the hopper dredger Hang Bo 3001. According to an initial investigation, the fire was started accidentally by welders […]

  • 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 […]

  • Suspected Pirates Open Fire on ESPS Patino

    13 January 2012

    At first light on 12 January 2012, having just completed the escort of a World Food Programme ship carrying food-aid into Somalia and while operating close to the Somali port of Mogadishu, the EU NAVFOR Flagship, the ESPS PATINO, was approached by one skiff with a group of suspected pirates onboard. The suspected pirates opened […]

  • Two Injured in Fire off Port Hedland

    14 July 2014

    Two people have been injured when a bulk carrier, berthed off Port Hedland, caught fire.   The Panama registered bulk carrier Marigold reportedly suffered an engine room fire. The ship’s crew responded with assistance from Port and civil emergency services. The fire was extinguished and is now reliant on shore power. The two injured crew members […]

  • Fire on Russian nuclear submarine kills 2

    7 September 2006

    Two submariners have been killed in a fire aboard a nuclear submarine in the Barents Sea belonging to Russia’s northern fleet, but the incident posed no risk of radioactive contamination, Russian news agencies said on Thursday.

  • Lumber catches fire aboard docked ship

    3 June 2006

    VANCOUVER, Wash. — A load of lumber caught fire aboard a cargo ship Friday while the crew was welding a broken ladder, officials said. No injuries were reported, and damage was minor. But the fire in the hold of the Ciclope sent a column of thick black smoke into the air at a Port of […]

  • Equinor concludes Hammerfest LNG fire review

    12 May 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Operations & Maintenance

    Norwegian oil major Equinor has concluded the internal investigation into the incident that happened at the Hammerfest LNG facility in September 2020.