Vessel ablaze

Rough Seas Hinder Inspection of Sinking Cargo Vessel

Rough seas and poor underwater visibility are hampering navy divers who are trying to detect any fuel leakage from a fire-ravaged container ship carrying chemicals that is slowly sinking off Sri Lanka’s capital, reports abc News.

Possible environmental disaster

Navy spokesman Indika de Silva said divers also searched for any leakage from the ship on Sunday, but could not complete the mission due to poor ocean conditions.

“But we have not given up the operation and a team has been sent there today...

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[Watch] Authorities To Sue Owners of Fire-struck Boxship

A criminal investigation is underway over the fire on the ship, X-Press Pearl with all crew set to be interviewed, reports BM Global News. Platts reports that the possible total constructive loss of the X-Press Pearl stands to be the latest in a line of container ship losses for the insurance industry.

Boxship owner to be sued

Sri Lankan authorities said they will sue X-Press Feeders, the owners of the three-month old, Singapore-registered boxship which has burned for 11 straight days off the...

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[Watch] Fire Aboard Containership

  • Fire erupted on board of container ship X-PRESS GODAVARI, anchored off Kolkata, eastern India, Bay of Bengal.
  • The ship is loaded with 506 containers and the fire erupted in container or containers.
  • Fire is doused as per the latest update and is approaching Kolkata.

Maritime Bulletin reports of fire onboard container ship in the Bay of Bengal.

Fire onboard containership

Fire erupted on board of container ship X-PRESS GODAVARI, anchored off Kolkata, eastern India, Bay of Bengal, in the morning...

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Ro-Ro Vessel Ablaze

Fire breaks on the Russian ro-ro ship fire at Hakata, Japan, reports Maritime Bulletin.

Fire aboard Ro-Ro vessel

Fire erupted on cargo deck of Russian ro-ro HANSUNG, berthed at Hakata, Fukuoka, northwest Kyushu island, Japan, in the afternoon September 27.

  • The loaded second-hand cars, somehow, caught fire.
  • It took firefighters some 3 hours to extinguish the fire and more than a dozen cars were destroyed by fire.
  • The ship arrived at Hakata on September 23, from Vladivostok, Russia.

One Russian...

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[Watch] Cable Layer Catches Fire and Goes Down

  • Cable laying ship RESPONDER sank west of southern tip of Tsushima island, East China sea, South Korea, after more than 12-hour long firefighting.
  • No causalities or injuries were reported.

Cable laying ship RESPONDER sank during firefighting, reports Maritime Bulletin.

Cable laying ship RESPONDER sank at around 1740 Seoul time September 12, west of southern tip of Tsushima island, East China sea, South Korea, after more than 12-hour long firefighting, reportedly because the ship took on too much...

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Fire Breaks Out on Docked Cruise Ship!

  • A fire broke out on a cruise ship docked at a port near Tokyo, with crew members and dozens of firefighters and coast guard personnel taking hours to extinguish it.
  • The cause of the fire was not immediately known, and the coast guard reported no injuries. No passengers were aboard.
  • The cruise ship has been docked in Yokohama Port, west of Tokyo, since early April after returning from Singapore, where it had undergone maintenance.

Plumes of smoke were seen rising over a passenger cruise ship...

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