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  • Fire on Saipem pipe-layer in Caspian Sea injures 14

    9 May 2019

    A pipe-laying vessel working for Italian oilfield service provider Saipem reportedly caught fire on Wednesday, May 8.

  • USA: Great News for Fire Island Inlet Dredging Project

    18 July 2013
    Business & Finance

    U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand announced that a $15 million Army contract has been awarded for emergency dredging and beach nourishment for the Fire Island Inlet and Shore Westerly to Jones Inlet. Schumer and Gillibrand successfully secured approval from the Army Corps to begin this multi-purpose project which will provide much-needed dredging […]

  • Fire-Stricken Maersk Honam Set to Berth Next Week

    17 May 2018

    The hotspots on board Maersk Line’s ultra large containership Maersk Honam have been almost extinguished.

  • Wilson Sons Statement on the Fire in Guarujá II Shipyard Warehouse

    14 June 2013

    Wilson Sons Limited (Wilson Sons) is in an advanced stage of analysis of the impacts of a fire which occurred in the Guarujá II shipyard warehouse on Wednesday, May 15, 2013. The Company holds insurance policies covering the damage to the warehouse and materials inventory used in the shipbuilding process. The Company’s insurers were activated […]

  • Tanker Fired Upon by Libyan Coast Guard Reaches Malta

    16 October 2017

    The Comoros-flagged oil products tanker Goeast, which had been fired upon by the Libyan Coast Guard and had been reportedly sunk, has re-appeared on the radar. Namely, the damaged tanker managed to reach Maltese anchorage, according to its latest AIS data on Marine Traffic. The ship’s status shows that the vessel’s maneuverability is restricted. To remind, on […]

  • APL Austria Hit by Major Fire off South Africa

    13 February 2017

    A Liberian flagged cargo vessel identified as APL Austria has suffered a major fire offshore South Africa, the South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) said on Monday. The fire broke out on Sunday afternoon while the containership with 21 crew onboard was 30 nautical miles South-West of Cape St Francis – some 50-70 kilometers west of […]

  • Umoe Ventus Sinks After Catching Fire off Langeland

    24 December 2015
    Authorities & Government, Operations & Maintenance

    The Wave Craft Surface Effect Ship Umoe Ventus sank yesterday after catching fire off Langeland, while en route to Bagenkop, according to local media and the police. Thick smoke and fire forced the four crew members aboard Umoe Ventus at the time of the accident to deploy a life raft. All four persons were later on picked […]

  • 12 crew rescued from fire-stricken ship off Sicily

    9 April 2020
    Vessels

    Twelve crew members were rescued from a cargo ship MV Bellatrix after a fire that broke out in the engine room became uncontrollable. The single-decker ship issued a mayday signal on Wednesday, April 8, while underway some 180 nautical miles southeast from Catania, Italy. The crew reported that a fire broke out in the engine […]

  • Hapag-Lloyd: Crew Evacuated from Fire-Stricken Yantian Express

    7 January 2019
    Business & Finance

    Hapag-Lloyd evacuated the crew of Yantian Express after the fire increased in intensity.

  • Court: MSC Not Liable for Losses from MSC Flaminia Fatal Fire

    14 September 2018
    Business & Finance

    New York District Court: MSC not liable for the explosion and losses related to the MSC Flaminia fire from July 2012.

  • Report: Fire Briefly Halts Prelude FLNG Construction at Geoje

    8 July 2016
    Business & Finance

    The construction works on the Prelude floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) project resumed immediately after a small fire which occurred at the site in Samsung Heavy Industries’ Geoje shipyard, South Korea, where the vessel is being built, according to a spokesperson from the oil and gas giant Shell. “Shell can confirm there was an incident on the Prelude construction site” which led […]

  • Fire Onboard Ferry ‘King Seaways’ Off Yorkshire (UK)

    30 December 2013
    Business & Finance

    Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) announced that six crew members and a passenger have been airlifted to hospital after a fire on board a DFDS Seaways cruise ferry approximately 30 miles north east of Flamborough Head on Saturday, December 28th. The ferry was en route from Newcastle to Amsterdam. Humber Coastguard was contacted by the […]

  • Cargo ship catches fire off Greek coast, crew evacuated

    13 November 2020
    Infrastructure, Safety, Vessels

    A fire broke out on board a Togo-flagged general cargo vessel which was moored near Elafonissos, Greece, the Hellenic Coast Guard said.

  • Tripartite partnership set up for global survey-augmented ROV services

    29 September 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy, Technology

    French underwater robotics company Forssea Robotics has entered into an agreement with Mauritius-headquartered Deep Ocean Search (DOS) and its French sister company The Deep Company (TDC) to deploy survey-augmented remotely operated vehicle (ROV) services globally. Forssea said that this shall boost its capacity to offer a larger scope of shallow water ROV services in an […]

  • Trelleborg Elastopipe™ ensures fire protecttion on Maersk FPSO

    5 August 2010

    Trelleborg Offshore has installed its Elastopipe™ corrosion-free fire safety deluge system, to replace the existing carbon steel pipework on seven modules, on Maersk’s Ngujima-Yin, a floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel. The system was installed in under three months, without disrupting the vessel’s oil and gas production schedule. Christian Eilersen, Director FPSO Projects, Maersk, […]

  • Maersk Oil Reports Fire at its Platform Offshore Qatar

    21 April 2011
    Business & Finance

      At 02:46 on 21 April a fire broke out on the Maersk Oil Qatar operated AD accommodation platform in the Al Shaheen field, 80 km north of Qatar. The fire which took place in the emergency generator room has been extinguished and the situation is under control. All employees are safe and accounted for […]

  • LPG Carrier ‘Kantika’ Catches Fire Offshore Phuket, Thailand

    8 October 2012

      A fire broke out aboard a rust-covered 80-meter long liquid petroleum gas (LPG) carrier Kantika on Sunday morning at about 8.30am offshore Phuket, Thailand, the Phuket News reports. The Thai-registered ship, owned by Ayudhya Public Co, had fortunately unloaded its cargo prior to the incident. “I was working in the aft engine room. I […]

  • IUMI: EV-caused fires are not more frequent than in conventional vehicles

    1 September 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Green Marine, Regulation & Policy, Research & Development, Rules & Regulation, Safety, Vessels

    The International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) has published recommendations on the safe carriage of electric vehicles (EVs) amid growing concerns within the shipping community, including marine underwriters, about fires breaking out on car carriers and roros with the assertion that many of these fires are attributable to electric vehicles. “Our paper draws on a […]

  • UPDATE 1: Baker Fire Out. Responders Stand Down (Video)

    5 October 2014
    Business & Finance

    After a damage assessment team boarded the fire-striken Baker platform in Alaska to assess conditions in the fire affected areas, the responders team reported the fire was out and that no further safety or environmental issues remained. The Unified Command made the decision to stand down at 1800 on October 3, 2014. Monitoring of the […]

  • Massive fire erupts at Beirut port, burns food aid parcels

    11 September 2020
    Infrastructure, Ports & Logistics, Safety, Storage

    A massive fire erupted at the Port of Beirut on 10 September just a month after the deadly explosion that killed at least 200 people.

  • Fire reignites on board New Diamond VLCC off Sri Lanka

    8 September 2020
    Vessels

    A fire has reignited on board MT New Diamond, the Sri Lanka Navy said just a day after reporting that it has managed to douse the fire completely on Monday, September 7. As informed, the fire seems to have resulted from adverse weather, however, navy ships, emergency tugs and aircraft dispatched to the location are […]

  • Santos GLNG fires up first gas turbine generator

    10 April 2015

    Santos GLNG said it has successfully started up the first of six gas turbine generators on Curtis Island, which together will provide permanent electrical power supply to its LNG plant.

  • MAN inaugurates Benin’s natural gas-fired power plant

    4 September 2019

    MAN Energy Solutions said it has inaugurated the 127 MW Maria Gleta natural gas power plant near the city of Cotonou in Benin.

  • Report: OSV Connor Bordelon hits platform, causes fire

    23 January 2015

    Bordelon Marine’s DP2 offshore supply vessel (OSV) Connor Bordelon has reportedly allided with a natural gas platform, located south of Port Fourchon jetties. Port Fourchon is Louisiana’s southernmost port, located on the southern tip of Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, on the Gulf of Mexico. According to gCaptain, a maritime and offshore website, the incident occurred this morning at 5 am local time. […]

  • Eni fires up second offshore project in Angola this year

    24 September 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Vessels

    Eni has started production from the Cabaça North development project, in Block 15/06, offshore Angola, via the Armada Olombendo FPSO.