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MAERSK HONAM on fire in the Arabian Sea
« on: March 07, 2018, 07:11:06 AM »
A serious fire onboard the ultra-large containership Maersk Honam in the Arabian Sea has left four seafarers missing.

http://www.seatrade-maritime.com/news/middle-east-africa/four-missing-in-serious-fire-on-ultra-large-maersk-containership.html

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Re: MAERSK HONAM on fire in the Arabian Sea
« Reply #1 on: March 07, 2018, 07:40:44 AM »
Available photos are not clear enough, but it looks like her forward part is on fire, including her main accommodation. This will be a major case for the insurers.

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Re: MAERSK HONAM on fire in the Arabian Sea
« Reply #2 on: March 08, 2018, 07:06:01 AM »
This obviously looks brutal, and had already officially claimed at least one human life:

http://maritimebulletin.net/2018/03/07/ultra-large-container-ship-maersk-honam-major-fire-crew-evacuated-4-missing/

But, from what can be seen here, the vessel is not in danger neither of sinking, nor of to be declared CTL.

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Re: MAERSK HONAM on fire in the Arabian Sea
« Reply #3 on: March 09, 2018, 01:30:28 PM »
Whilst it has been an interesting couple of days for shipping buffs and to a lesser extent the media, it is even more interesting that it hadnt cracked  the heavyweights BBC or Australian news. I suppose thats what they call or mean by BLANKET COVERAGE -- not. Of course I may be wrong, but it has been only through colleagues I heard and then read about this news in some article issued from somewhere in the Baltic States- I presume. Have to admit the need to know system worked well. Sad consequences as usual, but the fortunate part being rescue for the majority close at hand by the ALS CERES crew members.

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Re: MAERSK HONAM on fire in the Arabian Sea
« Reply #4 on: March 10, 2018, 12:12:05 AM »
Australian news is useless. I am so over our main 3 networks that won't report good news anymore they just report on crap.


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Re: MAERSK HONAM on fire in the Arabian Sea
« Reply #6 on: March 12, 2018, 04:38:43 PM »
When I see the pictures, They can be glad that the accommodation is that far fwd as it seems that they stopped the fire to the aft which would possibly have engulfed the whole ship considering what happened at the foreship where was nothing spared by the fire.
NOW!!!,,,if we could get rid of the sailors,,how safe shipping would be !!!!!!!!


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Re: MAERSK HONAM on fire in the Arabian Sea
« Reply #8 on: March 12, 2018, 08:02:15 PM »
Three of the four missing crew members from Maersk Honam, which caught fire last week, have been confirmed dead following the discovery of their bodies on board the ship, Maersk announced on 12 March.

One crew member remains missing; however, a Maersk statement reads,

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Re: MAERSK HONAM on fire in the Arabian Sea
« Reply #9 on: March 27, 2018, 01:41:25 PM »
this is terrible news

 

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