Box Fire Doused on Maersk Ship as Reports Suggest an EV was Involved
The Hellenic Coast Guard is reporting that a little fire aboard a Maersk containership has actually been settled yet the vessel continues to be anchored in the port of Piraeus waiting for evaluations prior to resuming its trip. While the fire shows up to have actually been restricted to a solitary container, concerns are being elevated after records in the Greek media recommended that the container was moving an utilized electrical lorry.
The Luna Maersk, a 63,395 dwt containership signed up in Hong Kong, has an ability of 4,258 TEU. The vessel was packing in Piraeus, Greece on Monday, October 2, and after that leaving for Thessaloniki,Greece It operates a path getting here from Algeciras, Spain, and also prior to that Tanger Med,Morocco The ship, which has a team of 26, left late on Monday filled with 1,517 containers.
According to the records from the Joint Search and also Rescue Coordination Center of the Hellenic Coast Guard, the vessel was cruising in the Aegean about 12 maritime miles north of the island of Kea, when the master reported that there was a fire aboard. They were not asking for aid yet it was established that the vessel ought to go back toPiraeus Two patrol watercrafts from the Coast Guard were sent out to meet the containership.
The team started cooling down the container and also the bordering location with fire pipes yet later records claimed a fire watercraft was additionally sent out to meet the ship and also companion it toPiraeus Pictures in the Greek media reveal several fire pipes dowsing the containers behind the ship behind the deckhouse.
The Luna Maersk anchored in Piraeus and also the influenced container was eliminated and also put in a secure storage space location where fire groups remained to dowse it with water. Inspectors were intending to open up the container and also check out the vessel.
Greek information electrical outlet Naftemporik is reporting that a testimonial of the reveal for the Luna Maersk recommends the container was moving an utilized electrical lorry. The Central Port Authority of Piraeus is carrying out an initial examination and also might not verify the materials of the container. They claimed the ship was being kept in Piraeus up until maybe evaluated and also obtain clearance from course to return to cruising.
