Cargo hold fire breaks out on ship carrying lithium-ion batteries

A 410-foot vessel carrying a cargo that included lithium-ion batteries was today safely moored in Broad Harbor, Alaska, after a response that began when it reported a cargo hold fire at 4.40 a.m., Thursday, December 28, as it was approximately 225 miles southwest of Dutch Harbor, Alaska.

The vessel, the 13,633 dwt , 2012-built Panamanian flag general cargo ship Genius Star XI, is operated by Wisdom Marine Lines SA of Taiwan,

On being alerted of the cargo hold fire, which was contained but then...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal/safety-and-security/cargo-hold-fire-breaks-out-on-ship-carrying-lithium-ion-batteries/

Coast Guard responds to Alaska barge explosion and fire

Coast Guard crews were searching for one person missing after an explosion and subsequent fire at Delong Dock in Whittier, Alaska, yesterday.

An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak, forward deployed to Cordova, searched by air while crews aboard the Coast Guard cutter Chandeleur and Coast Guard Auxiliary 336 continue to search for the missing person.

Shortly after midnight, Coast Guard Sector Anchorage watchstanders heard the phrase “Whittier fire, Whittier fire”...

https://www.workboat.com/news/coastal-inland-waterways/coast-guard-responds-to-alaska-barge/