Firefighting

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Shipowners, managers and shipyards need to prepare for a major change in international fire protection rules affecting RoRo and RoPax vessels.

23rd May 2025

Vessel operators warned to prepare for imminent rule changes

23rd May 2025

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

HM Coastuard has just released the latest photographs of a crash that ended in two vessels catching fire in the North Sea on Monday morning. 

12th March 2025

Latest photos released of tanker crash

12th March 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

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.

10th March 2025

Oil tanker ablaze in North Sea after cargo vessel crash

10th March 2025

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

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.

16th December 2024

Engine fire linked to poor state of repair

16th December 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

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.

18th October 2024

Burnt-out cargo vessel loaded at Rotterdam

18th October 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

The International Salvage Union (ISU) has reported on the activity of one of Europe’s major salvage companies involving responding to ship fires, groundings and pollutant removal operations.

16th October 2024

Blazes and groundings for Smit Salvage

16th October 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

A million barrels of crude oil have been saved from causing unprecedented ocean pollution after salvors successfully towed the blazing tanker Sounion to safety.

18th September 2024

Blazing oil tanker disaster averted by salvors

18th September 2024

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Viking Life-Saving Equipment has emphasised the need for ship owners and operators to take action ahead of looming regulations banning the use of perfluoro-sulfonic acids (PFOS) on ships.

2nd September 2024

Viking urges early PFOS foam replacement

2nd September 2024

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The consequences of war on commercial shipping lead to extra dangers for already risky work by salvage firms. Peter Barker reports on two companies’ activities affected by the Red Sea conflict.

30th July 2024

In the line of fire – salvors on the frontline

30th July 2024

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

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).

27th September 2023

Fire and myth: exploring EV battery dangers in shipping

27th September 2023