Cargo hold fire breaks out on ship carrying lithium-ion batteries

A 410-foot vessel carrying a cargo that included lithium-ion batteries was today safely moored in Broad Harbor, Alaska, after a response that began when it reported a cargo hold fire at 4.40 a.m., Thursday, December 28, as it was approximately 225 miles southwest of Dutch Harbor, Alaska.

The vessel, the 13,633 dwt , 2012-built Panamanian flag general cargo ship Genius Star XI, is operated by Wisdom Marine Lines SA of Taiwan,

On being alerted of the cargo hold fire, which was contained but then...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal/safety-and-security/cargo-hold-fire-breaks-out-on-ship-carrying-lithium-ion-batteries/

VIDEO: Final Golden Ray section leaves St. Simons Sound

More than two years after the capsize of the car carrier Golden Rayon September 8, 2019, the final section of its dismantled wreck has now been removed from St. Simons Sound, Ga.

Video released by the St. Simons Sound Incident Response shows wreck removal personnel stowing the final section of the wreck and transporting it to a local facility for partial dismantling. Once partially dismantled, the wreck section pieces will be transloaded to container barges and shipped to a recycling facility...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/video-final-golden-ray-section-leaves-st-simons-sound/

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