In the morning of Sep 2 the fire on board the "Maersk Kampala"
could be brought under control so far that only six containers
were still alight.
Firefighters were in the process of cutting a way into the
containers to extinguish the fire within. Bad weather in the area
south of Suez had prevented an affective control of the fire
until Aug 31 at noon.
The vessels with fire fighting equipment could not close in to
the ship because of the weather. At the same time a technical
breakdown on a tug kept fire-fighting experts from reaching the
ship. The result was that the fire - which originally occurred
in a container at the bottom of a stack - spread to several
containers in the ship's two front container rows.
During Aug 31 and Sep 1 the weather improved and ships with water
cannons were ale to fight the fire in the front two rows of
containers and prevent the fire from spreading further.
Fire crews on board the Maersk Kampala is now in the process of
cutting its way into the containers to fight the fire from within.
At the same time cool the containers that nearest fire constantly
down. Later Monday expected another team fighting experts
to arrive at Maersk Kampala, says Maersk Line. [Vesselteracker.com]
MAERSK KAMPALA
Bouwjaar: 2001, imonummer: 9215311, gt:80654
Eigenaar: Maersk B.V.., Rotterdam
Beheer: Maersk Co. Ltd.
Gebouwd: Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd., Ulsan / 1276
LxBxH: 299,99 x 42,84 x 24,50 meter
Vermogen: 89564 pk, snelheid: 24,5 knoop
Roepnaam: PFDH
31 mei 2001 t/m 27 februari 2006 als P&O NEDLLOYD HOUTMAN
could be brought under control so far that only six containers
were still alight.
Firefighters were in the process of cutting a way into the
containers to extinguish the fire within. Bad weather in the area
south of Suez had prevented an affective control of the fire
until Aug 31 at noon.
The vessels with fire fighting equipment could not close in to
the ship because of the weather. At the same time a technical
breakdown on a tug kept fire-fighting experts from reaching the
ship. The result was that the fire - which originally occurred
in a container at the bottom of a stack - spread to several
containers in the ship's two front container rows.
During Aug 31 and Sep 1 the weather improved and ships with water
cannons were ale to fight the fire in the front two rows of
containers and prevent the fire from spreading further.
Fire crews on board the Maersk Kampala is now in the process of
cutting its way into the containers to fight the fire from within.
At the same time cool the containers that nearest fire constantly
down. Later Monday expected another team fighting experts
to arrive at Maersk Kampala, says Maersk Line. [Vesselteracker.com]
MAERSK KAMPALA
Bouwjaar: 2001, imonummer: 9215311, gt:80654
Eigenaar: Maersk B.V.., Rotterdam
Beheer: Maersk Co. Ltd.
Gebouwd: Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd., Ulsan / 1276
LxBxH: 299,99 x 42,84 x 24,50 meter
Vermogen: 89564 pk, snelheid: 24,5 knoop
Roepnaam: PFDH
31 mei 2001 t/m 27 februari 2006 als P&O NEDLLOYD HOUTMAN