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  • Fire Breaks Out Aboard Ventura Cargo Ship

    21 December 2015

    A fire broke out in one of the cargo holds of the general cargo ship Ventura as the ship was about to enter the Kiel Canal on Friday, German Central Command for Maritime Emergencies said. The ship was on its way from Liepaja, Latvia to Brunsbütte transporting beet pulp when the smoke started billowing from one of its […]

  • Fire hits offshore vessel in India. Crew evacuated

    1 June 2015

    A fire broke out in the engine room of an offshore support vessel , off the coast of Mumbai on Sunday, May 31, Indian media have reported. According to the Indian Express, there were thirty three crew members on board the ONGC-contracted Vestfonn vessel at the time of the fire outbreak. Nobody was injured, and […]

  • Fire Threatens on Seismic Vessel Off Norwegian Coast

    10 October 2011

      Emergency crews scrambled Sunday night after fire broke out in the accommodation section of a Russian seismic vessel 70 nautical miles … (newsinenglish) [mappress] Source: newsinenglish, October 10 , 2011;

  • Engine Fire Leaves Flinter America Drifting off Alderney

    22 January 2016
    Business & Finance

    The 2010-built general cargo ship Flinter America was left powerless off the island of Alderney, Channel Islands, yesterday as its engine broke down due to a fire, according to the Maritime Operations Center CROSS Jobourg. Flinter America crew reported smoke coming out of the engine room, which was followed by a fire. The twelve-member crew requested for assistance but managed to […]

  • Update: Fire-Stricken Safmarine Meru Towed to Ningbo

    13 May 2016
    Business & Finance

    The Safmarine Meru containership, which was hit by a fire over the weekend, has arrived alongside at the Meishan container terminal in the Port of Ningbo, China on May 13 at 11.10 hours CET, according to the vessel’s owner Maersk Line. The arrival concluded a towing voyage of 78 nautical miles from the incident site East […]

  • Pemex Works on Leveling Fire-Stricken Tanker Burgos

    28 September 2016
    Business & Finance

    After the fire aboard the 40,263 dwt tanker Burgos was extinguished, the operator of the vessel, the Mexican state-owned petroleum company Mexican Petroleums (Pemex), launched the works on leveling the ship. The efforts in this second phase of operation on the tanker continued in the port area, where the vessel is currently located. A fence was placed with marine barriers surrounding […]

  • Hammerfest LNG to be shut for 12 months following fire

    26 October 2020
    Business Developments & Projects, Operations & Maintenance

    Norwegian energy giant and LNG operator Equinor, could close its Hammerfest facility for up to twelve months for repairs.

  • Jera to build more LNG-fired power plants

    14 September 2016

    Jera of Japan, a joint venture created by Tepco and Chubu Electric, is looking to develop approximately 5,590MW of new thermal power generation capacity.

  • DNV GL building fire and explosion demonstration area

    4 September 2015
    Business & Finance

    DNV GL is building a new conference centre and large-scale fire and explosion demonstration area at their unique major hazard testing and research centre in Cumbria, UK, which will enhance experiential learning for the oil and gas, chemical and security industries. According to DNV GL, the new training facility is due to be completed in […]

  • WSS: Fire, Rescue and Safety Service Expansion in China

    31 July 2012
    Business & Finance

    Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS) is expanding and upgrading its service stations in Shanghai and Guangzhou in direct response to market demand for Fire, Rescue and Safety (FRS) services says Jason Chew, General Manager China. “As demand for professional Fire, Safety and Rescue services in China continues to grow at a fast pace, we are recruiting […]

  • Engine Room Fire Delays P&O Oriana

    20 April 2015
    Business & Finance

    The P&O Oriana returned to the Port of Miami on April 18 after a fire broke out in its engine room, the cruise ship’s UK-based owner and operator P&O Cruises confirmed to World Maritime News in an emailed statement. According to P&O Cruises’ Head of Public Relations Michele Andjel, the fire ”was a minor, localised fire in […]

  • Fire Destroys RoRo Ship off Saudi Arabia

    9 April 2019

    All 31 crew were rescued by the Saudi Arabian navy and border guards.

  • Vessel Fire Claims Six Casualties in Durban Port

    15 February 2019

    SAMSA: Six people have lost their lives in a vessel fire at the Port of Durban.

  • CNOOC Restarts Indonesia Operations after FSO Fire

    10 November 2011

    After a vessel fire near its Southeast Sumatra offshore block two months ago, upstream oil and gas regulator BPMigas says that China-based C… By Rangga Fadhilah (Jakarta Post) [mappress] Source: Jakarta Post, November 10, 2011; Image: COSCO

  • Lloyd’s Register issues guidance on offshore fire scenarios

    25 August 2014
    Equipment

    Offshore fire risk requires a deep understanding and improved safety management on offshore vessels and installations, and ocean-going vessels. The new Lloyd’s Register Energy Guidance Notes, launched today at ONS 2014, assist designers, owners and operators of oil and gas equipment on how to assess fire loadings on an installation, and how to protect people […]

  • IMB: Pirates Fire at Tanker, Bulker off Nigeria

    28 January 2019

    Armed pirates attempted to attack two ships in two separate incidents off Nigeria last week, IMB said.

  • Three Crewmen Rescued after Their Vessel Caught Fire

    14 January 2014

    Three crewmen have been rescued off Lowestoft this afternoon after their vessel caught fire in the North Sea. Humber Coastguard coordinated the rescue operation after the crew abandoned the ECC Topaz 10 nautical miles east of the town. The vessel had been heading out to service a windfarm when the blaze struck just before 1pm. […]

  • Offshore platform on fire in Gulf of Mexico. Four rescued

    5 January 2017
    Exploration & Production

    The U.S. Coast Guard is responding to a report of a fire on an oil production platform near Grand Isle, Louisiana, Thursday. According to the statement on Thursday, watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector New Orleans were notified at approximately 2:30 a.m. local time that an oil production platform caught fire approximately 80 miles south of […]

  • TSB Calls for International Review of Fire Protection Standards

    22 April 2005

    The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) today releases its final report (M02W0135) into the investigation of a switchboard fire aboard the Statendam in the waters of the Strait of Georgia, British Columbia. On August 4, 2002, the passenger vessel Statendam embarked passengers in Vancouver, British Columbia, for a one-week return-cruise to Alaska, United States.

  • Mexico: Abkatun platform fire out. No oil spill

    2 April 2015
    Exploration & Production

    Pemex has informed that the fire that broke out on an Abkatun Alpha platform yesterday has been extinguished.  Offshore Energy Today yesterday reported that Pemex-operated Abkatun Alpha platform located in the Bay of Campeche caught fire spurring evacuation of 301 workers. Sadly, four workers have died as a result of the incident; one was identified […]

  • Siemens Develops System to Fight Fires in Wind Turbines

    17 February 2014
    Technology

    Siemens has developed an automatic fire detection and extinguishing system for offshore wind turbines. The first of these systems was recently installed at the Riffgat offshore wind farm in the North Sea. A fire in a wind turbine can quickly turn dangerous for people and the environment, particularly if the nacelle or rotors catch fire, […]

  • Siemens Develops System to Fight Fires in Wind Turbines

    17 February 2014
    Technology

    Siemens has developed an automatic fire detection and extinguishing system for offshore wind turbines. The first of these systems was recently installed at the Riffgat offshore wind farm in the North Sea. A fire in a wind turbine can quickly turn dangerous for people and the environment, particularly if the nacelle or rotors catch fire, […]

  • Hercules Offshore’s Liftboat Destroyed in Nigerian Fire Incident?

    17 January 2012
    Business & Finance

    Hercules Offshore today announced that the Mako, a 175′ class liftboat in Nigeria, was engulfed by a fire that originated on a third-party rig, the KS Endeavor, during the early morning hours on January 16, 2012. The Mako was providing excess storage services adjacent to the KS Endeavor drilling rig at the time of the […]

  • Fire at Shell Platform in GoM Leaves Two Injured

    9 November 2017
    Operations & Maintenance

    Shell has informed that a fire broke out at its Enchilada platform in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday. The fire is associated with a 30-inch gas export pipeline, the company said. Following the incident Shell evacuated all 46 personnel working on the platform, of which two were injured. A 54-year-old male suffered from flash burns […]

  • One Dead, Five Injured in Fire aboard Product Tanker off Shanghai

    4 August 2015
    Business & Finance

    One person died and five were seriously injured when a product tanker carrying 29,000 tons of diesel oil caught fire off Shanghai yesterday afternoon, according to local media. The 2009-built Ye Chi was carrying the oil from Jinshan to Singapore when the fire erupted, reportedly starting in the crew’s living quarters. Shanghai Search and Rescue Center […]