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Large fire on board ship in Port of Amsterdam

Large fire on board ship in Port of Amsterdam

by Mariska Buitendijk | May 16, 2025 | Maritime accidents, News, Ports, Shipping

There is a large fire on a ship in the Port of Amsterdam with significant smoke development. The vessel is carrying scrap metal and the fire started in one of the holds. Firefighting efforts are expected to take a long time. The fire department received a report of...
Scrap metal fire extinguished, but vessel sinks

Scrap metal fire extinguished, but vessel sinks

by Mariska Buitendijk | Nov 24, 2023 | Maritime accidents, News, Shipping, SWZ|Maritime

Masters and crew should be aware of the most efficient fire fighting methods on their ship and quickly be able to put these into practice. The Nautical Institute gives this advice in its latest Mars Report, in which a vessel sank after a scrap metal fire. The Nautical...
Scrap metal poses fire hazard on board ships

Scrap metal poses fire hazard on board ships

by Mariska Buitendijk | Nov 22, 2023 | Maritime accidents, News, Shipping, SWZ|Maritime

Be aware of the fire risk of scrap metal. The Nautical Institute gives this warning in its latest Mars Report, in which scrap metal ignited causing significant damage to the barge transporting it. The Nautical Institute gathers reports of maritime accidents and...
Scrap metal causes fire while being loaded on board ship

Scrap metal causes fire while being loaded on board ship

by Mariska Buitendijk | Nov 25, 2022 | News

Despite that flammable refuse was mixed in with a load of scrap metal, which was easy to spot, the fire hazard went unnoticed by the crew of a general cargo vessel and they proceeded to load. This resulted in a fire in the hold that took twelve hours to extinguish....

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