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  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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 […]

  • 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

  • Probe launched after fire at Indonesian shipyard takes five lives

    12 September 2017

    An investigation has been launched after a fire at a shipyard in Indonesia took the lives of five workers and left one worker injured.  ASL Marine Holdings, a Singapore-based integrated marine company with a focus on shipbuilding and repair, informed on Saturday, September 9 that an incident involving a fire had taken place at its […]

  • 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 […]

  • Three Passengers Die in Philippine Ferry Fire

    28 August 2019

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

  • 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.

  • Greek Ferry Suffers Fire, Returns to Port

    30 September 2019

    A fire started aboard Olympic Champion ferry, carrying over 600 people, shortly after it left Igoumenitsa port.

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • ‘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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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.