The asphalt carrier ‘Amber Bay’ suffered an engine room fire as it began to depart the New York Harbor area, at the night of Wednesday, December 19. The vessel is disabled and the United States Coast Guard is coordinating the response operations.
The 479-foot tanker with 22 crew aboard had a fire ignite in the engine room shortly before 8:00 p.m. The crew was able to quickly extinguish the fire using their installed fire suppression system.
At 8:05 p.m., the crew alerted watchstanders at Coast...
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