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Greece Reports First Fatality after Blaze on Ferry, 10 Still Missing
Firefighters battling for a third day a blaze on a ferry sailing from Greece to Italy recovered on Sunday the body of a passenger listed as missing, Greek authorities said. Image courtesy Hellenic Coastguard It is the first reported fatality after …
Feb 21, 2022 / Accidents
Damen Shipyards delivers custom electric Fire-Fighting vessels to Flotte Hamburg
In a ceremony held in the Port of Hamburg, Damen handed over twin Fire-Fighting vessels to Flotte Hamburg, a subsidiary of the Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) tasked with implementing low-emission shipping in the city. With 315 kWh of battery capacity, …
Nov 4, 2021 / Vessels
Coast Guards respond to container vessel ZIM Kingston that lost 40 containers (Video)
The U.S. Coast Guard and Canadian Coast Guard responded to a container vessel that lost 40 containers during heavy weather Friday 40 miles from the Strait of Juan de Fuca.U.S. Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound received notification from Prince Rupert …
Oct 25, 2021 / Accidents
Fire Incident at PETRONAS LNG Complex in Bintulu
A fire broke out at the PETRONAS LNG Complex (PLC) in Bintulu on 28 September 2021 at approximately 4.15pm.The incident occurred at the sea cooling water outfall channel located outside PLC’s process area. The plant’s emergency response team was …
Sep 30, 2021 / Curious
Two New Fire Boats Christened in Hamburg
Mayor of the City of Dresden Annekatrin Klepsch and Prague’s City Councillor for Culture Hana Třeštíková christened the new fire boats Dresden and Prag last week.The two new fire boats of the Flotte Hamburg were ceremonially christened "Dresden" and …
Sep 28, 2021 / Vessels
Fire Incident on Finnlines RoRo Passenger Ship Europalink
On 17 July 2021 at 00:40 Swedish time the roro-passenger ship Europalink (CruiseMapper) reported a fire in one passenger cabin. The incident occurred on her way to Travemünde from Malmö. Caption: Passenger/Ro-Ro Cargo Ship Europalink - Image …
Jul 20, 2021 / Accidents
Two new firefighting vessels for Port Botany and Sydney Harbour
Port Authority of NSW has signed a $10 million contract with Australian shipbuilders, Birdon, to build two new multipurpose firefighting vessels for Sydney Harbour and Port Botany.The two new firefighting vessels will provide Port Authority with …
May 31, 2021 / Vessels
One dead, 4 missing after cargo ship catches fire in Southeast Sulawesi
One of six crew members aboard KM Yuliner was killed when the cargo ship burst into flames off the coast of South Buton regency, Southeast Sulawesi on Tuesday.Four other crew members went missing following the fire, while one survivor has been …
Sep 18, 2020 / Accidents
Hapag-Lloyd ship MOL Charisma suffers hold fire off Sri Lanka
Hapag-Lloyd has confirmed that its chartered container vessel MOL Charisma experienced a cargo fire in hold No.5 on 1 September at approximately 250 miles east from Colombo in Sri Lanka. Caption: Containership MOL Charisma - Image courtesy of Krijn …
Sep 4, 2020 / Accidents
VLCC New Diamond catches fire in Sri Lankan waters (Video)
There is no risk of the New Diamond tanker, as of now, in spilling oil into the ocean following the fire accident, said the Sri Lankan navySri Lanka Navy said that it has been trying to douse fire raging from a very large crude carrier (VLCC) called …
Sep 4, 2020 / Accidents