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Watch: ‘Spirit Of Norfolk’ Catches Fire With Students Onboard; Burns For Hours

8 June 2022

A 187-foot popular excursion vessel that offers cruises along the Elizabeth River and in the Norfolk harbour caught a raging fire while operating a field trip for elementary school students on 7 June. Local fire departments, aided by the US Navy and Coast Guard were able to fight the fire and reported that the 108 individuals on board were safe even though the fire continued burning.

At mid-day on 7 June, the fire broke out on the Spirit of Norfolk when it was close to the Naval Station Norfolk....

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Watch: Fire On Board Cruise Ship While Docked In Turks And Caicos

28 May 2022

Several videos went viral on social media platforms on Thursday. These showed thick black smoke and flames from the smokestack of a Carnival Cruise ship in the Turks and Caicos. The cruise line has confirmed that a portion of Carnival Freedom had reportedly caught fire after it was docked at the Grand Turk.

Image Credits: @AllSeafarers – Twitter

A firm’s spokesman informed that the emergency response body of the Carnival Freedom quickly extinguished a fire inside the vessel’s funnel as the ship...

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Electrical Fire Destroys $3.9M Yacht – Case Study

27 May 2022

The engine room fire aboard a yacht was likely caused by an electric source within the sound enclosure for the starboard generators, the National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday. Marine Investigation Report 22/16 details the NTSB’s investigation of the March 16, 2021, engine room fire aboard the yacht La Dolce Vita while anchored near Marquesas Keys in the Gulf of Mexico.

The crew unsuccessfully attempted to extinguish the fire. The crew of four and two passengers on board abandoned...

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Photos: 105 Rescued And 7 Dead As Passenger Catches Fire In Philippines

24 May 2022

105 Rescued And 7 Dead As Fire Hits A Vessel Off Real In Quezon

Seven passengers reportedly had perished when a fire suddenly broke out on Monday aboard a vessel that had set sail for Real in Quezon, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported.

Image Credits: Philippine Coast Guard – Facebook

The fatalities observed on Vessel Mercraft 2, include two males and five females, the PCG Commodore named Armand Balilo mentioned in his statement.

Image Credits: Philippine Coast Guard – Facebook

The PCG said that the vessel had on board 124 passengers and an unidentified...

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Turkish Seafarer Passes Away Due To Fire On Bridge Of Cargo Ship

13 May 2022

The 42-year-old Turkish crew member, Ulaş Yuruk from Fatsa, on a Vanuatu-flagged general cargo vessel, ‘Akua’ (IMO 8826369), was reported to be dead after a fire raged. The fire that had broken out on the bridge was extinguished. The 13 crew members included Indians, Turkish, and also Azerbaijan nationals.

The AIS is off and could possibly be damaged or destroyed when the fire was raging on the bridge. Russian media has reported that a fire had broken out in the superstructure of a cargo vessel...

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Case Study: Hydraulic Hose Failure Led To An Engine Room Fire

29 April 2022

engine room fire aboard the fishing vessel Nobska off the coast of Cape Cod,

A hydraulic hose failure led to an engine room fire aboard a fishing vessel off the coast of Massachusetts, the National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday.

Marine Investigation Report 22/13 details the NTSB’s investigation into the April 30, 2021, fire board the fishing vessel Nobska. The five-member crew was ground fishing in Georges Banks, about 80 miles east of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, when a fire started in the engine room and quickly engulfed the vessel.

After unsuccessful attempts...

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Chief Engineer Dead, 3 Crew Members Severely Injured After Cargo Ship Catches Fire In Philippines [Videos]

18 April 2022

Authorities from the Philippines have confirmed that at least one crew member had passed away, while three others have been injured, when their container vessel had caught fire as it was sailing the seawaters in Talisay City in Cebu on 17 April, Easter Sunday.

Representatives from Bantay Dagat have confirmed to the DYMR – Cebu, a state-run radio station, that they were able to retrieve the body of a crew member of MV General Romulo.

Image Credits: Philippine Coast Guard

The victim’s identity is...

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Crude Oil Being Unloaded From Tanker Ship That Exploded In Thailand

30 March 2022

There was a fire in the middle of the Chao Phraya River, Samut Prakan Province at about 1:40 p.m. on March 27, 2022, resulting in the death of one person and several injured. On March 28, 2022 at 3:00 p.m., Mr. Sompong Jirasirilert, Deputy Director-General of the Marine Department Operations, along with Mr. Chatchai Vejsan, Director of the Samut Prakan Harbor Office and relevant officials went to the scene along with following up and listening to the plan to unload cargo (crude oil) from the...

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Spraying Fuel Hitting Uninsulated Section Of Engine Caused Fire Aboard Towing Vessel: NTSB

9 March 2022

An engine room fire aboard a towing vessel was the result of spraying diesel fuel hitting an uninsulated section of the engine’s exhaust system, the National Transportation Safety Board said in Marine Investigation Report 22/05 released Tuesday.

On March 17, 2021, the towing vessel Miss Dorothy was pushing 14 barges upbound on the Lower Mississippi River, north of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, when a fire broke out in the engine room. The eight crewmembers aboard briefly attempted to fight the fire...

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Car Carrier ‘Felicity Ace’ Leaves Oil Slick After Sinking

4 March 2022

MOL Ship Management (Singapore) updates the situation regarding the ‘Felicity Ace’ car carrier. The vessel sank on March 1 around 9AM local time around 220nm off the Azores after having suffered a list to the starboard side.

Image Credits: Marinha Portuguesa

When the vessel sank, there was a small oil slick seen in the water. We will continue to monitor the situation of the area.

Reference: felicity-ace-information-centre.com

Background:Car Carrier ‘Felicity Ace’ Aflame With 4,000 Luxury Vehicles...

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