Fire on board

A very large, recently constructed container ship was loaded and underway in darkness when a smoke alarm sounded in number 3 cargo hold.

With the Master on the bridge, the Chief Mate went to the muster/fire control station. He was in charge of the Emergency Team, and besides mustering (including headcount) he would oversee the firefighting and boundary cooling operation.

The Master noted the apparent wind about four points on the starboard bow and adjusted the vessel’s heading to starboard to...

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A vessel had just left dry dock and was underway to another port for bunkering. In the late afternoon, a fire broke out on the poop deck in the area used for garbage collection. Within minutes the fire party mustered and was able to extinguish the fire without further incident.

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The company investigation found that a quantity of combustible material, such as craft papers and plastic covers used to protect the ship’s alleyways while in dry dock, had been left on deck and...

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