The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) has released its investigation report into the sinking of the fishing vessel Atlantic Destiny and issued a safety concern regarding insufficient crew knowledge on how to properly use CO2 fixed fire suppression systems. On March 2, 2021, the trawler Atlantic Destiny sustained a catastrophic engine failure about 120 […]
Firefighting
Two killed in containership fire at Port of Houston
Two people were killed while a third suffered burn injuries after a fire ignited on a container vessel at the Port of Houston in Texas on Monday, January 8. The Panamanian-flagged Stride was berthed at the Barbours Cut Container Terminal when the blaze ignited in an undisclosed portion of the ship...
Offshore Vessel News Roundup | January 9 – Chinese-built turbine installation vessels plus new crewboats for US and Brunei owners
Deliveries include a crewboat for a US windfarm support company and a turbine installation vessel for a Chinese owner. A installation vessel for a Danish operator is meanwhile launched into the water for the first time. Finally, a Brunei-based firm places an order for a new fast crewboat with secondary emergency response capability. WINDEA CTV […]
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US Coast Guard to hold public hearing for deadly fire incident on vehicle carrier
The US Coast Guard, in conjunction with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), is scheduled to conduct a formal public hearing later this month to consider evidence related to the fire that occurred last year aboard the Italian-flagged Con-Ro vessel Grande Costa D’Avorio while berthed at...
Fire ignites on Russian nuclear-powered containership
Authorities in Russia have reported that a fire ignited on board a locally-owned and -registered container vessel while it was in lay-up in Murmansk on Sunday, December 24. Emergency services officials said the fire on Sevmorput, the only nuclear-powered commercial vessel currently in service, was...
Emergency Service Vessel News Roundup | December 21 – Finnish patrol vessels, US-built firefighting catamaran and more
A fire department in California welcomes a response boat into service as a Finnish builder begins construction of a new class of patrol vessels for border guard use. Orders have meanwhile been placed for an emergency towing vessel that will serve outlying islands off Australia and an oil spill response craft that will serve communities […]
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Maintenance error led to engine room fire on chemical tanker, NTSB report finds
A maintenance error caused an engine room fire aboard a chemical tanker last year, resulting in US$1.2 million in damages, the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said recently. At 19:13 local time on April 29, 2022, the Malta-flagged chemical tanker Endo Breeze was transiting outbound...
VESSEL REVIEW | Pax – Escort and firefighting tug to serve Poland’s Gdansk Port
Albwardy Damen in the UAE recently handed over a new ASD harbour tug to Polish towage company WUZ Port and Maritime Services. Pax was designed in compliance to Polish flag and Bureau Veritas class requirements to satisfy the demand for a compact, highly manoeuvrable tug that is also capable of...
VESSEL REVIEW | Ranger James P. Fleetwood – Firefighting boat delivered to US National Park Service
Alabama boatbuilder Silver Ships recently delivered a new firefighting vessel to the US National Parks Service for operation in the Lake Mead National Recreation Area that sits between Arizona and Nevada. The welded aluminium vessel has been named Ranger James P. Fleetwood in honour of a National...
VESSEL REVIEW | Burevestnik – Russian border patrol and emergency response boat
Vympel Shipyard, a division under Russia’s state-owned United Shipbuilding Corporation, has completed construction of a new patrol vessel ordered by the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) for operation by its Border Service. Designed by Vympel Design Bureau, Burevestnik (“Storm Petrel”) is the...