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  • Shell preparing for inspection following Gulf of Mexico platform fire

    10 November 2017

    Planning is underway to determine when it will be safe to perform a detailed inspection of a Shell-operated platform in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, following a fire on Wednesday. 

  • Meyer Werft: Norwegian Getaway Catches Fire (Germany)

    6 March 2013

    A fire leading to significant smoke formation broke out on a ship newbuilding Norwegian Getaway in the covered building dock II in Meyer Werft yesterday, March 5. At present the shipyard’s fire brigade and members of the Papenburg fire department are still in operation on the yard premises. The affected production areas and the shipyard’s visitors […]

  • Deepsea Atlantic rig fire incident under investigation

    10 January 2017
    Exploration & Production

    Norway’s offshore safety agency, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), has confirmed that last week’s fire incident on board the Deepsea Atlantic rig is under investigation.  The rig is under a contract with the Norwegian oil company Statoil on the Johan Sverdrup field, offshore Norway. The incident occurred last Wednesday. A spokesperson for the safety agency told Offshore […]

  • Fire Breaks Out on DEME’s Newbuild ‘Living Stone’

    16 February 2018
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    DEME Group’s multipurpose vessel ‘Living Stone’ caught fire during construction in a shipyard in Santurtzi, Spain, local media reports. According to reports, four working personnel and a security guard had to be treated for smoke inhalation. Reportedly, there was no need for them to be taken to the hospital and they were treated on site. […]

  • Fire Breaks Out at Petrobras’ Platform. Two Injured

    29 December 2013

    Two workers were injured Thursday after a fire broke out on a Petrobras-operated floating production platform at the Marlim field in the Campos Basin, offshore Brazil. Petrobras said that the workers sustained light injuries. One of the workers on the platform sprained his ankle, and another one inhaled smoke. Production from the platform, the P-20, has […]

  • Car Carrier Grande Europa Catches Fire off Spain

    15 May 2019

    This is the second fire-related incident involving Grimaldi Lines’ vessels this year.

  • 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 […]

  • Qatar Petroleum organizes fire and safety research forum

    7 May 2014
    Business & Finance

    Qatar Petroleum’s Industrial Cities Directorate recently organized a meeting of the LASTFIRE Group, which was hosted at Ras Laffan Emergency and Safety College. The venue provided a fitting setting for the delegates of the international oil & gas industry who discussed the results of recent studies and research on fire safety. The LASTFIRE Group comprises […]

  • 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 […]

  • Photos: Spanish Bulker Hit by Engine Room Fire

    12 September 2017

    A fire broke out on board a Spanish-flagged bulk carrier Bahia de Alcudia on Monday, September 11 while the ship was in the Port of Tarragona, Spain. The fire, which erupted in one of the boiler’s in the ship’s engine room, was extinguished by Spanish Maritime Safety Agency on the same day, the agency said. The […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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;

  • TransCanada acquires Ironwood gas-fired power plant

    8 October 2015

    TransCanada Corporation said that it has reached an agreement to acquire the Ironwood natural gas-fired, combined cycle power plant in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, with a nameplate capacity of 778 megawatts, from Talen Energy Corporation for US$654 million.

  • Fire-Stricken Olga Maersk to Miss Repair Deadline

    18 February 2019
    Business & Finance

    The repair period of Olga Maersk will be extended until February 23, 2019.

  • 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 […]

  • Fire on research vessel put out; probe begins

    12 August 2006

    A fire in a research vessel off the Louisiana coast was extinguished Saturday, a day after the U.S. Coast Guard rescued 40 people from the ship. The fire was out at 1:20 p.m., and the safety zone around the 175-foot Odyssey Voyager was canceled about an hour later, Petty Officer Susan Blake said. The Coast […]

  • 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.

  • Fire Onboard MV Hansa Brandenburg Under Control

    22 July 2013
    Business & Finance

    Ship management company Leonhardt & Blumberg reported that salvage experts of Five Oceans Salvage LTD & SMIT Salvage BV have boarded her container vessel MV “HANSA BRANDENBURG” and have been able to successfully control the fire onboard the ship. Firefighting experts have initially focused on the worst affected area in one of the ship’s container […]

  • Falck adds to its offshore fire training assets

    27 April 2015
    Equipment, Exploration & Production

    Falck Safety Services (Falck), has recently enhanced its fire training asset, installing a new three-storey fire rig, located at Aberdeen Airport. The new investment, working in partnership with The Fire Training Group (FTG), will enable Falck to continue to provide offshore workers with fire training courses using modern facilities. According to Falck, this investment will […]