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Dutch emergency response at sea is vulnerable

Dutch emergency response at sea is vulnerable

by Mariska Buitendijk | May 28, 2025 | Maritime accidents, News, Shipping

The system for responding to incidents in the North Sea needs to be put in order as soon as possible, says the Dutch Safety Board after investigating the accident with the Fremantle Highway. This will require improved communication and information sharing between the...
Boka Vanguard to transport Fremantle Highway to China

Boka Vanguard to transport Fremantle Highway to China

by Mariska Buitendijk | Oct 10, 2024 | Maritime accidents, News, Salvage, Ship repair/maintenance, Shipping

Boskalis’s Boka Vanguard, the world’s largest semi-submersible heavy transport vessel, has arrived in Rotterdam to pick up Floor, the car carrier formerly known as the Fremantle Highway. The vessel, which was involved in a fire in 2023, will be transported to...
Dutch emergency response at sea is vulnerable

DCMR: No hindrance expected from Fremantle Highway being in Rotterdam

by Mariska Buitendijk | Oct 2, 2023 | Maritime accidents, News, Salvage, Ship repair/maintenance

Since 23 September, the fire-ravaged car carrier Fremantle Highway has been moored at the quay of Damen Shipyards Botlek in the Port of Rotterdam. The Dutch DCMR Environmental Protection Agency and Port of Rotterdam Authority have since visited the ship to assess...
Dutch emergency response at sea is vulnerable

Which factors play a role in rising number of ship fires?

by Mariska Buitendijk | Aug 11, 2023 | Maritime accidents, News, Shipping

Fires on vessels remain one of the biggest safety issues for the shipping industry as evidenced by a significant increase in recent incidents. This includes the Fremantle Highway, a car-carrying vessel which caught fire this week off the Dutch coast with thousands of...
Dutch emergency response at sea is vulnerable

Dutch Safety Board investigates emergency response Fremantle Highway

by Mariska Buitendijk | Aug 9, 2023 | Maritime accidents, News, Salvage

The Dutch Safety Board is starting an exploratory investigation into the Fremantle Highway. A fire broke out on this car carrier in the night of 25 to 26 July 2023 while sailing north of the Dutch Wadden Island Ameland. The exploratory investigation will at least...

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