Following RO/RO fire, Grimaldi Group seeks new controls on cargo units

The Naples, Italy, headquartered Grimaldi Group reports that a fire that broke out on board its RO/RO vessel Grande Europa during the night of the 15 May, while she was sailing about

Grimaldi Group ConRo sinks in Bay of Biscay

56,642 gt Grimaldi Group ConRo that reported a cargo fire on the evening of March 10 sank yesterday. The 1997-built, Italian flag Grande America was in the Bay of Biscay, about 142

Fire breaks out aboard Hapag-Lloyd containership

JANUARY 4, 2018 — Hapag-Lloyd reports that a fire broke out yesterday in one container on the deck of the Yantian Express and spread to additional containers. The company says that the

Viking Life-Saving to distribute fire extinguishing system for boxships

AUGUST 22, 2018 — Maritime safety equipment manufacturer and global servicing provider VIKING Life-Saving Equipment, Esbjerg, Denmark, has signed with Rosenby Engineering to exclusively distribute the award-winning Danish startup’s HydroPen fire extinguishing

Coast Guard responds to generator fire on Great Lakes bulker

JUNE 18, 2018 — U.S. Coast Guard 9th District responded this morning as, at 4.20 a.m., the Great Lakes bulker M/V Paul R.Tregurtha reported a generator fire. The vessel master reported the

“Poor safety culture” cited in Baja Ferries’ RO/RO fire

JUNE 6, 2018 — The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the August 17, 2016, fire aboard the roll-on/roll-off passenger vessel Caribbean Fantasy was vessel owner Baja Ferries’

Maersk reports cargo fire on U.S.-flag containership

MARCH 16, 2018 — Maersk Line reports that 20:50 EST yesterday, the Maersk Kensington, a vessel owned and operated by its U.S. flag subsidiary Maersk Line, Limited (MLL), reported a container on

Remains of three missing Maersk Honam crew found

MARCH 12, 2018 — Maersk Line said today that the remains of three of the four crew members missing following the fire aboard Maersk Hunan have been found. The 15,262-TEU vessel was

Hope fades for missing Maersk Honan crew members

MARCH 8, 2017 — Maersk said today that four crew members remain missing despite comprehensive search efforts in response to the fire that broke out aboard the containership Maersk Honam in its cargo

Four crew missing in major fire on giant Maersk containership

MARCH 7, 2018 — Four crew members are missing after the 15,262 TEU containership Maersk Honan caught fire in the Arabian Sea during a voyage from Singapore to Suez at around 1520

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