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  • 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 […]

  • 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.

  • Fire-Stricken Maersk Honam Reaches Anchorage

    23 April 2018
    Business & Finance

    Maersk Honam, which was hit by a serious fire on March 6, is set to reach anchorage outside the Jebel Ali Port.

  • MAIB: Debris in Ferry’s Engine Led to Fire

    19 July 2018

    Debris in the engine’s oil channels caused engine failure and fire on board the ferry Wight Sky in September 2017.

  • Inspection of Fire-Stricken Car Carrier Begins

    2 March 2017
    Business & Finance

    Inspectors have boarded the car carrier M/V Honor which caught fire on the morning of February 24 after departure from Southampton, UK.  According to American Roll-on Roll-off Carrier (ARC), the ship’s owner, inspections of cargo on the unaffected decks (decks 4 – 12) will begin on Friday morning, March 3. “Any possible cargo damage on the […]

  • 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 […]

  • Singapore: Fire Breaks Out at Tanoto Shipyard

    27 March 2013

    One man has been seriously injured while three are still missing due to a fire that broke out yesterday at Tanoto Shipyard off Shipyard Road in Jurong, Singapore. As Straitstimes reports, according to the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) the Tanoto fire started from a tug boat and later spread to three other vessels that were […]

  • Oil platform off Texas catches fire

    8 March 2018

    The U.S. Coast Guard on Wednesday responded to a report of an oil platform fire approximately three miles offshore of Corpus Christi.

  • Grand Princess’ Engine Room Catches Fire

    1 December 2015
    Business & Finance

    Due to a fire which broke out in the engine room aboard the cruise ship Grand Princess, the vessel lost power for a short period of time in the early hours on Monday, according to CBS San Francisco. “At approximately 5:30 am local time, a propulsion circuit breaker in the aft electrical switchboard aboard Grand Princess suffered a significant failure, resulting […]

  • Car Carrier Catches Fire in English Channel

    24 February 2017
    Business & Finance

    The US-flagged car carrier Honor caught fire in the English Channel in the early hours of Friday, February 24, whilst it was en route to Baltimore from Southampton, the UK Coast Guard reports. The vessel’s fixed firefighting systems were used to attack the fire and the cargo space has been sealed. The ship’s crew continue to […]

  • Pemex Oil Tanker on Fire in Gulf of Mexico

    26 September 2016
    Business & Finance

    The 2005-built oil tanker Burgos ignited on Saturday while it was in the Gulf of Mexico, according to the ship’s operator, the Mexican state-owned petroleum company Mexican Petroleums (Pemex). The fire occurred while the vessel, which was loaded with more than 160 thousand barrels of gasoline and diesel fuel, was anchored off the coast of Boca del Rio, Veracruz. Pemex said that the […]

  • Avance’s Fire-Stricken Newbuild to Be Delivered in November

    10 October 2014
    Business & Finance

    The fire-stricken hull 1074 under construction at Jiangnan Shipyard in China is scheduled for delivery in November 2014, Norway-based gas shipping company Avance Gas Holding Ltd said in unaudited results for the third fiscal quarter ended on 31 August, 2014. This corresponds to a 30-day delay as a result of the fire reported on 9 April […]

  • Report: Fire Erupts at SHI Geoje Yard

    17 May 2017

    A fire erupted at Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) shipyard in Geoje, South Korea, on May 17, Yonhap News Agency reports. The fire was brought under control and there were no casualties, Yonhap cited firefighters as saying. The blaze reportedly started in air condition equipment at the shipyard at around 10:00 a.m. local time. As informed, […]

  • ABS: Improved Fire Protection Guide for OSVs

    12 November 2013
    Business & Finance

    ABS, the leading provider of classification services to the global offshore and marine industries, has released the ABS Guide for Enhanced Fire Protection Arrangements, as guidance for improved safety on offshore vessels and installations as well as oceangoing vessels. “Protection against fires on board vessels and offshore installations is critically important,” says ABS Chairman and […]

  • Fire aboard LNG Carrier Explorer, No Casualties

    19 June 2014
    Business & Finance

    Exmar Shipmanagement NV, managers of the LNG carrier ‘Explorer’ confirmed that the vessel experienced a fire in the engine room on June 14 about 240 west of Mumbai, India. The fire was promptly extinguished by the ship’s crew using portable fire extinguishers. No casualties or injuries occurred but the ship’s propulsion was lost. “At this […]

  • Pacific Basin Bulker Hit by Fire in Morehead City

    16 April 2019

    Bulk carrier Albany Sound suffered fire in the crew cabins while berthed at North Carolina Port, Morehead City, USA.

  • Fire Destroys Crane at Ghent Container Terminal

    23 September 2014
    Business & Finance

    Vessel operations were suspended at the Ghent Container Terminal, Belgium following a fire incident that destroyed the terminal’s container crane on September 18th. According to transportation company Containerships Ltd, there were no injuries to the staff on duty as the impact was limited to the crane itself as well as 1.5 day delay in vessel […]

  • Video: Fire at Iskenderun port under control

    9 February 2023
    Green Marine, Infrastructure, Ports & Logistics

    The fire that engulfed hundreds of toppled containers at the Iskenderun port in Türkiye, following the massive earthquake that rocked the Hatay province, has been extinguished, according to the country’s defence ministry. Türkiye’s Maritime General Directorate confirmed the statement on Wednesday, saying that the fire at Iskenderun Limak Terminal has been brought under control after […]

  • Fire breaks out on drillship in Sri Lanka

    17 February 2022
    Exploration & Production, Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, Safety, Vessels

    A drillship owned by Aquadrill, formerly known as Seadrill Partners, has caught fire while docked at a port in Sri Lanka.

  • Fire breaks out on Eni’s Goliat FPSO

    13 April 2018
    Infrastructure

    A fire broke out on board Eni-operated Goliat FPSO early on Friday, forcing the Italian oil company to halt production from the Barents Sea field. 

  • Matola Terminal Fire Claims Fifteen Victims

    18 December 2015
    Business & Finance

    An explosion and a fire which took place on Sunday at the Stema grain terminal in Matola, part of the Maputo port complex in Mozambique, have claimed fifteen victims, local media informed. According to the report, the cause of the incident is still under investigation, however it is believed that the explosion was caused by illegal activities, including […]

  • Update: Fire-hit MOL Charisma to dock in Singapore

    10 September 2020
    Infrastructure, Safety, Vessels

    The Post-Panamax containership MOL Charisma, which experienced fire in one of its cargo holds while sailing off Sri Lanka last week, will return to Singapore to undergo neccessary inspections.

  • NGO: Gadani Shipbreaking Yard Hit by Fire

    8 November 2017
    Business & Finance

    Pakistan’s Gadani shipbreaking yard has been hit with another fire, according to NGO Shipbreaking Platform. Another accident in Pakistan. Big fire ongoing at Gadani #shipbreaking yards. pic.twitter.com/f9fyD4cAJY — ShipbreakingPlatform (@NGOShipbreaking) November 8, 2017 Local media indicated that the fire started at the yard’s plot number 54. It is understood that the incident occurred on November 7. The […]

  • Pirates Fire Upon Boxship off Nigeria

    22 January 2020

    A group of armed men fired upon a containership underway off Nigeria.

  • Interferry Imparts Fire Safety Guidence for ROROs

    11 March 2016

     Interferry, a shipping association representing the ferry industry, has developed an operational guidance for fire safety on ro-ro vehicle decks in response to serious fire incidents.  Aiming at enhancing fire prevention, detection and suppression, measures highlight the need for continuous monitoring, rapid response and optimum efficiency of deluge drencher systems. At least 7 fire accidents […]