Authorities reported that a mechanical malfunction aboard a 600-foot tanker named the Atlantic Lily, which was docked at the Port of Alaska, resulted in two fires on Friday evening, followed by one on Saturday morning. Both fires were contained quickly by the ship’s crew members. No damages or injuries to the port were reported.
The boom resulted from an ignition of fuel vapour within a boiler stack of the vessel, Boyd said. The smoke reportedly ignited unburned fuel in a pile. This caused...