Trident Seafoods Factory Trawler Catches Fire in Tacoma
On Saturday mid-day, a fire burst out aboard a Trident Seafoods manufacturing facility trawler at Tacoma’s Tideflats Port Facility, shedding with the deckhouse as well as the wheelhouse. It is the 2nd significant fire aboard a Trident vessel in Tacoma given that 2021.
The fire burst out in the very early hrs of Saturday early morning, according to the Washington Department ofEcology The Tacoma Fire Department sent off teams to the scene to deal with the fire from the pier, as well as South King Fire as well as Rescue sent out the fire watercraft Zenith to aid from the water side. The UNITED STATE Coast Guard folded the river to aquatic website traffic for security, as well as numerous layers of booms were set up around the vessel to include any type of possible spill.
South King Fire & & Rescue
Washington State Department of Ecology
Washington State Department of Ecology
The Washington State Department of Ecology established air tracking to expect possible carcinogen from the smoke, as well as it discovered contaminant degrees at or listed below the degree of modest issue. To guarantee the security of the general public, the Tacoma Fire Department has actually provided a short-lived sanctuary in position order for 3 communities downwind.
No injuries or water air pollution have actually been reported. As of Sunday, the vessel remained to release a significant quantity of smoke.
“We want to thank everyone for their prompt response and support,” stated Joe Bundrant, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER ofTrident Seafoods “This has been a challenging containment issue and we appreciate the ongoing efforts over this Easter weekend.”
In an upgrade Sunday, the UNITED STATE Coast Guard stated that the fire has actually proceeded throughout the ship as well as has actually reached to within regarding 100 feet of the vessel’s freon cooling agent storage tanks. The ship has actually an approximated 19,000 extra pounds of freon onboard, as well as the warmth from the fire might trigger stress to construct in the freon storage tanks.
The freon storage tanks have heat-activated stress safety valve, which are created to air vent the components if required. While freon can be hazardous if inhaled in big amounts, the Coast Guard stated, the launch of freon right into the ambience is not anticipated to present any type of danger to the general public.
Kodiak Enterprise is a 1977-built manufacturing facility trawler, initially built as an OSV as well as exchanged an angling vessel in 1989. She had actually simply returned from her newest Bering Sea angling trip on March 25, according to AIS information given by Pole Star.
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Trident’s 2nd fire given that 2021
The fire aboard Kodiak Enterprise is the 2nd to influence a Trident angling vessel in 2 years. In February 2021, the fish cpu Aleutian Falcon ignited at a shipyard in Tacoma throughout upkeep job.
The 2021 fire burst out while Aleutian Falcon was under repair service. A group of welders were eliminating an area of rusted steel on the bridge deck, as well as stimulates or slag most likely sparked a wood bulkhead in an indoor room listed below, according to the NTSB. The fire spread throughout the vessel, causing a $16.5 million failure.
Among various other effects, the fire harmed crane hydraulic pipes, causing a tiny 20-30 gallon oil spill. The spill attracted Trident a $25,000 state penalty.
“Investigators found the scope of the repair work [on Aleutian Falcon] was not adequately communicated between workers, supervisors, and officials ahead of time. While working, crews did not take proper precautions or follow national standards that would have prevented the fire,” the Department of Ecology declared in a declaration regarding the 2021 fire. “Also, Trident did not report the vessel emergency within an hour of the onset of the fire, as required under law and the company’s spill contingency plan.”
