Engine room fire disables Hong Kong-flagged asphalt tanker off Nantucket Island on October 5.
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Coast Guard, FDNY joint response to disabled tanker
The Coast Guard and Fire Department of the City of New York boarded a disabled asphalt tanker anchored outside the port for a joint safety inspection Monday.
The Hong Kong-flagged 479’ Feng Huang AO had been inbound to New York when a fire broke out in its engine room Oct. 5, 57 miles southeast of Nantucket Island, Coast Guard officials said.
The vessel’s carbon dioxide fire suppression system put the blaze down, without injuries to the crew of 21 and no reported pollution. The ship’s electrical...
https://www.workboat.com/news/bluewater/coast-guard-fdny-joint-response-to-disabled-tanker/
USCG rescues four from crewboat in Louisiana’s Chandeleur Sound
The U.S. Coast Guard rescued four people from a vessel that caught fire in Chandeleur Sound, Louisiana, early Monday morning.
Watchstanders at the Eighth Coast Guard District in New Orleans received a report at 2:36 a.m. that the 120’x25′ aluminum crew/supply vessel Grand Sun was on fire near the Chandeleur Islands. Y&S Marine, Belle Chasse, La., owns the Grand Sun.
A USCG aircrew arrived on scene at 3:52 a.m. and recovered the four people from the boat.
Coast Guard Sector New Orleans...
Fire-Stricken Regina Seaways Reaches Klaipeda Port
Fire-stricken Regina Seaways safely reached Klaipėda Seaport in the evening hours of October 2.
https://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/261798/fire-stricken-regina-seaways-reaches-klaipeda-port/
Machinery operator injured in fire at Ports of Auckland
A machinery operator has been treated and released from hospital with burns after a large fire broke out at the Ports of Auckland.
Plumes of black smoke could be seen billowing across the city, including the North Shore, from the blaze yesterday (10/2/2018) in the morning.
The blaze had broken out near railway lines alongside Quay St in a reach stacker, a vehicle used to lift and move cargo containers, a Fire Emergency New Zealand spokesman said.
The operator suffered burns and was taken to...
http://container-news.com/machinery-operator-injured-fire-ports-auckland/
Maersk Bolsters Rules on Dangerous Goods Stowage in Honam Fire Aftermath
Maersk has implemented new guidelines on stowage to improve safety across its containership fleet.
IUMI Worried over Containership Fires and Mis-Declared Cargoes
Containership fires, mis-declared cargoes a worrying trend for marine insurers.
Port of Tacoma pauses operations due to nearby fire, air quality concerns
Update: The Port of Tacoma has announced: “With air quality returning to healthy levels, service at all terminals in Tacoma are expected to be up and running by 1 p.m.”
An overnight fire at Simon Metals scrap yard in Tacoma weakened the surround air quality Monday morning, forcing the Port of Tacoma to put operations on hold.
The fire began around 2 a.m. and by 10 a.m. air quality around...