Containership Fire

ZIM Kingston fire raises worries over Canada’s marine emergency preparedness

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) has issued two safety concerns following the 2021 loss of containers and fire on board the container vessel ZIM Kingston, off Vancouver Island, B.C. The first relates to the risks of parametric rolling, which led to the loss of containers, The second addresses gaps in Canada’s preparedness to respond to marine emergencies.

VIDEO: Fire breaks out in containers on Zim box ship off Victoria, B.C.

On October 21, 2021, while waiting for an anchorage to...

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VIDEO: Box ship blast rocks Jebel Ali port

A massive explosion rocked Dubai’s main port of Jebel Ali yesterday after a fire broke out on a containership identified as the 1993-built, 210 TEU, Cormoros-flagged M/V Ocean Trader.

Although any explosion in the region automatically raises suspicion of sabotage of some kind, security firm Dryad Global says that “at this stage there is no evidence to indicate a compromise of security either within port or upon a vessel” and that analysis of footage of the incident indicates the explosion may...

https://www.marinelog.com/shipping/video-box-ship-blast-rocks-jebel-ali-port/

Captain of Sunken Ship Arrested, Faces Court

Sri Lanka’s Criminal Investigations Department on Monday (June 14) arrested the captain of the burnt MV X-Press Pearl container ship which caught fire on the outskirts of the Colombo Port on May 20, reports the Straits Times.

Worst marine disaster

The Russian skipper of the container ship is expected to be charged with marine pollution, police said Monday.

The island nation is seeking $40 million in damages from the operators of the ship, which released tonnes of plastic raw materials that swamped...

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[Watch] Explosion Rocks Loaded Containership, Crew Evacuated

  • An explosion rocked container ship X-PRESS PEARL followed by fire.
  • The ship is engulfed in fire and thick black smoke.
  • All 25 crew were evacuated, 2 of them suffered burns. 8 containers fell overboard.

General Average has now been declared on the fire-stricken X-Press Pearl after the blaze aboard the ship worsened overnight due to strong winds and deteriorating weather conditions, reports the Loadstar.

Fire aboard containership

The ship was hit by a fire while at anchorage off Colombo harbour,...

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Shisha Causes Containership Fire

  • Federal Bureau of Maritime Casualty Investigation reports the fire on-board the Yantian Express.
  • Smit Nicobar reached the operation site and took over the firefighting operations with the help of their extinguishing monitors. The firefighting operations were taken over by Maersk Mobiliser.
  • One of the containers was laden with Coconut Charcoal which was believed to be the accelerant.

Germany’s Federal Bureau of Maritime Casualty Investigation (BSU) reports of the fire on-board the 7,200 teu...

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Fines, Inspections, Regulations To Tackle Containership Fires!

  • Forwarders warn to take action against misdeclared cargo as containership fires rages
  • Forwarders blame misinformed shippers and ask for proper training.
  • If they can contain the fire at initial stages then a formal regulation needs to be in place
  • They seek fine and manual inspection in the future.

Cargo misdeclaration is at the root cause of containership fires and this year too it’s wreaking havoc in the container-shipping industry, reports the Loadstar.

What could be done?

After the first...

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[FAQ] How FOC Notation Helps in On-Deck Container Firefighting?

Recently, ABS published a detailed guideline of firefighting procedures in container cargo fire. Today, we are enlisting a part of that document that chronicles the effectivity of FOC Notation while firefighting.

What is FOC?

The FOC notation is being offered primarily to recognize enhanced container deck firefighting capability onboard Container Carriers beyond that required by SOLAS Chapter II-2 Regulation 10 requirements [aSamended by IMO Resolution MSC 365(93)]. Where the optional FOC...

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