RORO Ship Near Sussex Coast Reports Engine Fire & Total Loss Of Power

Ro-Ro Finnwave Catches Fire in English Channel

A fire broke out in the early hours of Wednesday, November 12, in the engine room of the Finnwave (IMO: 9468932) in the English Channel, approximately 11 nautical miles southeast of Eastbourne, England. The 217.5-meter-long, 14509-dwt Finnish-flag Ro-Ro cargo vessel was bound to Zeebrugge from Rosslare when the fire broke out. The crew sent out a distress call with the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) responding. The crew was able to e…

RORO Ship Near Sussex Coast Reports Engine Fire & Total Loss Of Power

Image for representation purposes only. A 33,000-ton RORO ship issued a Mayday distress call reporting an engine fire, after which Eastbourne RNLI’s lifeboat Esme Anderson was launched. The call came at 5:21 am when the roll-on/roll-off ship, 11 miles southeast of Eastbourne, reported total loss of power and onboard fire. When the lifeboat reached the ship, its crew had already extinguished the fire, but it was left adrift without power. An East…