Coast Guard Station Mayport and also companion companies reply to terminate on board the M/V Hoegh Xiamen, a 600-foot lorry service provider, at Blount Island in Jacksonville,Florida UNITED STATE Coast Guard Photo

Several fireman have actually been hurt while reacting to a fire on board a lorry service provider off Blount Island in Jacksonville, Florida.

Coast Guard Sector Jacksonville watchstanders were informed at 3:53 p.m. of a fire on board the MV Höegh Xiamen, a 600-foot lorry service provider The watchstanders right away informed Jacksonville Fire and also Rescue Department and also Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, released an immediate aquatic details program and also routed the launch of a Coast Guard Station Mayport 45-foot Response Boat–Medium team.

An upgrade from the Jacksonville Fire and also Rescue on Twitter claimed that 8 fireman were hurt as the outcome of a surge while combating the fire. Four remain in steady yet severe problem.

All 21 team participants have actually been securely made up.

Photos and also video clip uploaded online reveals the black smoke putting from the vessel.

There has actually been a surge on the ship … firemans are injured … this od currently an MCI degree I

— MyJFRD (@JFRDJAX) June 4, 2020

On scene are Coast Guard Station Mayport RB-M team, Jacksonville Fire and also Rescue Department, Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office and also Blount Island Port Authority

A 500-yard safety and security area has actually been developed around the MV Höegh Xiamen.

The 4,900 ceu ability Höegh Xiamen is signed up in Norway and also was integrated in 2010. It is run by Höegh Autoliners on a solution linking East Asia with North America and also the Caribbean using the Panama Canal.

AIS ship monitoring information revealed the vessel last gone to Freeport, Texas.

Jacksonville’s JAXPORT is just one of the top automobile ports in the United States with greater than 695,000 automobiles relocated 2019.

The root cause of the case is under examination.

ICYMI … 8 firemans were carried to the healthcare facility after a surge on the ship in which they were combating a fire. 4 of them were required to Shands Gainesville shed device..2 by helicopter 2 by ground transportation … they are all steady, yet with severe injuries.

— MyJFRD (@JFRDJAX) June 5, 2020