Four Crew Members Injured in Cargo Ship Fire at Port of Wilmington
The fire began with a generator malfunction and injured four crew, with three sustaining minor burns, as about 70 responders battled the blaze for three hours, officials said.
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Ship Fire Injures Three At Port Of Wilmington
A large multi-agency response was dispatched to the Port of Wilmington on Tuesday morning after smoke was reported coming from a vessel docked at Berth 2. The initial alert was transmitted just before 9:30. Fire crews learned that the vessel’s generator was on fire, with the ship’s engine room later reported to be burning on fire. As the incident escalated, command requested tower ladders, additional basic life support and advanced life support …
Four injured in fire aboard containership in US port
Just five days after the blaze on containership ONE Henry Hudson, a fire has broken out aboard a containership docked at the port of Wilmington in North Carolina. The cause of the blaze on the Chiquita Voyager is not yet known, but the incident is responsible for four injuries, according to the Delaware News Journal. The alarming rise in the number of containership fires over the last few years – many linked to ... The post Four injured in fire …
Engine room fire on Chiquita Voyager injures four in Wilmington
A fire onboard the Chiquita Voyager brought a major emergency response to the port of Wilmington on Wednesday morning, leaving four crewmembers injured, the second fire incident at an American port in under a week. The Chiquita Voyager, a 2,700 teu boxship vessel owned by United Reefer Services, reported an engine-room fire shortly after 09:30 …
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