Maritime Industry

Container ship fire, Singapore

July 17, 2018 / by Sherritta Ablah-Wetsi / Maritime Industry / 0 comments

Fire erupted in upper decks of superstructure of container ship SALAM MESRA, anchored off Marina Barrage, Singapore, at around 1510 LT (UTC +8) Jul 16. Singapore Civil Defense Force (SCDF) firefighters and 4 boats were deployed, it took them some 5 hours to bring fire under control. At around 2200 LT firefighters reportedly, were cooling off […]

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Tanker Fire under Control in Gadani

July 16, 2018 / by Sherritta Ablah-Wetsi / Maritime Industry / 0 comments

A fire which broke out on board an oil tanker at a ship breaking yard in Gadani, Pakistan, on July 16, has been put under control. Pakistani authorities have managed to evacuate the workers and there are no casualties reported, a spokesperson of NGO Shipbreaking Platform told World Maritime News. Although several workers remained trapped on […]

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Have you remembered to fit compliant firefighters’ radios onboard?

July 16, 2018 / by Sherritta Ablah-Wetsi / Maritime Industry / 0 comments

All vessels must now carry onboard a minimum of two two-way portable radio telephone apparatus for each team of firefighters. The radios must be certified for use in potentially explosive atmospheres and should otherwise be fit for purpose for crew wearing firefighter’s outfits. The new SOLAS regulation II-2/10.4 requirement for the carriage of at least […]

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10 Missing after Cargo Ship Sinks off Shanghai

July 16, 2018 / by Sherritta Ablah-Wetsi / Maritime Industry / 0 comments

Image by MAREX  Ten mariners are reported missing following a collision between a tanker identified as Yong An and general cargo ship Shun Qiang 2, which sank taking down 13 members of its crew with it. The collision occurred on July 15, near Shanghai. Three people have been rescued, Xinhua reported citing information from the Shanghai […]

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Thailand suspends salvage effort in boat disaster

July 13, 2018 / by Sherritta Ablah-Wetsi / Maritime Industry / 0 comments

Thailand suspended efforts on Thursday to salvage a boat that capsized and sank off its resort island of Phuket, officials said, putting the death toll in its worst tourist-related disaster in years at 46. The Phoenix had 101 on board, including 89 tourists, all but two of them from China, when it went down in […]

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Container ship aground?

July 13, 2018 / by Sherritta Ablah-Wetsi / Maritime Industry / 0 comments

Container ship ANGELES reportedly ran aground in Pierto Cortes harbor anchorage area, Honduras, Caribbean coast, at around 0800 UTC Jul 12, after being anchored for some 2-3 hours, without any recorded movement. Probably she drifted aground, or grounded while moving around at anchor, but there are no shallows in ship’s vicinity, with depths varying from […]

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More Bodies Found after Thai Tourist Boat Disaster

July 10, 2018 / by Sherritta Ablah-Wetsi / Maritime Industry / 0 comments

Thai rescue workers pulled three more bodies from the Andaman Sea, officials said on Tuesday, as the grim task of identifying more than 40 dead gets underway following a boat accident off the coast of Phuket last week. “Three more bodies were found. One found near Phi Phi island,” Somnuek Prempramote, commander of Naval Area […]

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Liftboat Milaha Explorer Deployed off West Africa

July 10, 2018 / by Sherritta Ablah-Wetsi / Maritime Industry / 0 comments

The Milaha Explorer crew following deployment off the coast of West Africa (Photo: Milaha) Qatar-based maritime and logistics conglomerate Milaha said its liftboat Milaha Explorer has been deployed off the coast of West Africa as part of a long-term charter with a major international oil company. Milaha’s President and CEO, Abdulrahman Essa Al-Mannai, said, “Over […]

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Bulk carrier on fire

July 10, 2018 / by Sherritta Ablah-Wetsi / Maritime Industry / 0 comments

In the afternoon of July 10, 2018, a fire broke out aboard the “Kuyou” in Mallegat-North in Dordrecht which has scrap on board. Extinguishing the fire was expected to take a long time, the fire department expects. Several fire engines attended, and also a fireboat was on scene to assist with the extinguishing work. The […]

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39 ships engulfed in fire storm at Bali harbor, Indonesia

July 9, 2018 / by Sherritta Ablah-Wetsi / Maritime Industry / 0 comments

39 fishing vessels were engulfed in fire early in the morning Jul 9 at Benoa harbor, southernmost Bali Island, Indonesia. As of afternoon Jul 9, at least 25 vessels and boats were still burning. Cause of fire according to officials, is yet unknown, but locals mention explosion heard, prior to fire storm. Firefighters are trying […]

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