Handymax Bulk carrier scrap cargo fire, Rotterdam

Posted in Accidents by Mikhail Voytenko on Jul 04, 2020 at 17:53.

Fire erupted in cargo hold of bulk carrier DIMITRIS S, moored at mooring buoys at Waakhaven, Rotterdam, in the afternoon Jul 4. One crew hospitalized after smoke inhalation.

Bulk carrier arrived from Dordrecht Netherlands, cargo of scrap understood to self ignite. There was a lot of hazardous smoke until firefighters closed the holds.

Extent of fire unknown, as of 1730 UTC Jul 4 the ship was still surrounded by firefighting boats and tugs, apparently continuing fire fighting.

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