All Fire Fighting articles
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NewsSalvors battle blazes and spills as new ISU leader takes the helm
Major blazes have been included in the International Salvage Union’s latest round-among sinkings and spills, as new leader Captain Leendert Muller takes the helm at the ISU.
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NewsNavigating battery risks: Still a bridge too far?
Are we there yet? Despite so many battery manufacturers hailing the benefits, the risks and problems of onboard and onshore battery systems identified in a recent Bureau Veritas report suggests not.
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NewsFires, strandings, wreck recoveries – busy times for salvors
Teams of salvors have been called out many times this year, as Maritime Journal contributor Peter Barker reports.
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NewsSwedish safety products provider snaps up Turkish firm
Swedish fire, flame and gas safety technology firm Consilium Safety Group has stepped into Turkey with the purchase of Ares Marine, which makes control, navigation, monitoring and marine instruments and electronics.
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NewsVessel operators warned to prepare for imminent rule changes
The maritime industry is being warned to adopt fixed water monitors by 2026 to improve fire safety.
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NewsLatest photos released of tanker crash
Salvors including Boskalis were attending the fire-ravaged oil tanker Stena Immaculate on Wednesday morning after the cargo vessel Solong crashed into it at about 17 knots on the morning of March 10.
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NewsOil tanker ablaze in North Sea after cargo vessel crash
An oil tanker caught fire after a container ship hit it in the North Sea, according to reports coming in from multiple sources. Both vessels are being abandoned, the reports say.
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NewsEngine fire linked to poor state of repair
A report into the engine room fire on Ro-Ro passenger ferry Stena Express in February 2023 has concluded bad repair and inadequate modifications led to the incident.
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NewsBurnt-out cargo vessel loaded at Rotterdam
The car carrier that caught fire over a year ago, killing one crew member, has been returned to Rotterdam before she heads off to a new life in the Far East.
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NewsBlazes and groundings for Smit Salvage
One of Europe’s most important salvage firms has been responding to fires, groundings and pollutant removal in a busy few months.
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NewsBlazing oil tanker disaster averted by salvors
Salvors have saved a million barrels of crude oil from causing unprecedented ocean pollution after towing the blazing tanker Sounion to safety.
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NewsFire and myth: exploring EV battery dangers in shipping
A recent paper refutes what it says are misleading claims that battery electric vehicle (BEV) fires are more dangerous and frequent than those in vehicles with internal combustion engines (ICE).
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NewsFire danger lurks in shipyards as well as vessels
Fires are often reported on ships at sea, notably the Fremantle Highway, which is still smoking off the coast of the Netherlands. But shipyards are equally risk-prone, says wireless solutions provider Ramtech.
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NewsSmoking cargo ship towed to temporary location
Reports have suggested up to 500 electric vehicles are on board the Fremantle Highway, which is still smoking after a fire broke out on board last Wednesday.
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NewsOne dies, many injured as fire ravages car carrier
A lethal fire is still raging on board the Fremantle Highway, an 18,500t cargo ship carrying 3,000 cars from Germany to Egypt.
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NewsFast Crew Suppliers for West Africa
An independent maritime services company has bought two Damen Fast Crew Suppliers
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NewsFire-fighting on board a ship with no humans
Advanced fire fighting systems and safety equipment aboard ‘Yara Birkeland’, the world’s first fully autonomous containership, have successfully completed their first annual service.
