Firefighters
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Maritime News
Firefighters Put Out Scrap Metal Fire Aboard Bulker at Port of Vancouver
A fire broke out aboard a bulker at the port of Vancouver on Tuesday, prompting a region-wide response call-out for…
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Maritime News
NTSB Issues Safety Alert for Land-Based Firefighters After Multiple Deaths
The National Transportation Safety Board issued a safety alert Wednesday urging greater awareness and training for land-based firefighters who may…
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Marine World
NTSB Warns: Land-Based Firefighters Unprepared for Vessel Fires, Calls for Urgent Training Reforms
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued a safety alert calling for increased awareness and improved training for land-based…
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Maritime News
NTSB: Firefighters Should Have Stayed Out of Grande Costa D’Avorio Blaze
In a hearing Tuesday, the National Transportation Safety Board approved final conclusions from the investigation of the fire aboard…
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Maritime News
Ferry Crew and Firefighters Respond to Burning Boat Off Seattle
On Sunday afternoon, a boat caught fire just off the downtown Seattle waterfront, sparking a full-scale response from the…
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Maritime News
SLPA Firefighters Completely Control Fire in the Vessel at POC
[By: Sri Lanka Ports Authority] Fire fighters of the the Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) Fire Brigade successfully extinguished the…
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Port News
Firefighters battle blaze on Maersk chartered ship off India
Indian Coast Guard ships have been tackling a major cargo fire onboard a newbuild containership on charter to Danish carrier…
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Maritime News
Two USS Bonhomme Richard Firefighters Test Positive for COVID-19
The U.S. Navy has confirmed that two sailors who were involved in supporting the USS Bonhomme Richard firefighting operation have…
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Marine World
Firefighters Put Out Flames Aboard USS Bonhomme Richard; Vessel’s Future Unknown
By Dan Whitcomb LOS ANGELES, July 16 (Reuters) – Crews have extinguished all known fires aboard a U.S. Navy warship…
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Port News
Explosion onboard Hoegh car carrier injures local firefighters at Jacksonville
A fire erupted onboard the 4,900 ceu car carrier Hoegh Xiamen at Port of Jacksonville on Thursday. According to the…
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