Dutch safety board calls for urgent improvements after deadly North Sea cargo ship blaze

The Coastguard has not been properly prepared for major ship fires in the North Sea for years and improvements take a long time, because three ministries are responsible for the Coastguard. This is the conclusion reached by the Dutch Safety Board (OVV) after investigating the fire on the freighter Fremantle Highway two years ago. In addition, the OVV believes that it takes too long for the Coastguard Centre to have a clear picture of an incident…

Dutch safety board calls for urgent improvements after deadly North Sea cargo ship blaze

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Protocols for responding to emergencies on busy North Sea shipping routes off the Dutch coast must be urgently improved, an independent Dutch safety watchdog said Thursday in a report into a deadly blaze on a…

There is a lack of mutual understanding between the Coastguard and the safety regions. This is what the cabinet writes in response to the conclusions of the Dutch Safety Board (OVV) on the fire-fighting and rescue operation of the car carrier Fremantle Highway in 2023. According to the OVV, this operation was particularly difficult due to poor communication.

Protocols to respond to emergencies on the busy North Sea shipping routes off the Dutch coast must be urgently improved, a Dutch independent security agency said Thursday in a report on a deadly fire on a cargo ship.

Dutch safety board calls for urgent improvements after deadly North Sea cargo ship blaze - Regional Media News

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Protocols for responding to emergencies on busy North Sea shipping routes off the Dutch coast must be urgently improved, an independent Dutch safety watchdog said Thursday in a report into a deadly blaze on a cargo ship. The warning by the Dutch Safety Board came in its report about emergency services’ response to a fierce fire that broke out on the night of July 25, 2023, on the Fremantle Highway freighter that was…