20150912 Philippine Fire hits cargo ship in Manila
Philippines Sep 12 2015 “Shipboard”
Dead : dead 0 or unknown Burnout : 0 or unknown Injured : injured 0 or unknown
Fire hits cargo ship in Manila
Updated: 2015-09-13-12:00
Two men look on as firefighters train their hoses on the burning shipping containers on M/V Cape Moreton at the Manila International Container Terminal yesterday.
A fire broke out at a foreign cargo ship berthed at the Manila International Container Terminal (MICT) yesterday morning.
The fire reportedly started in the cargo hold of the m/v Cape Moreton, which contained sodium hydroxide, also known as lye or caustic soda, which is used in the manufacture of paper, textiles, soaps and detergents and as a drain cleaner.
Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) personnel, carrying firefighting equipment, boarded the vessel and assisted the crew in dousing the fire, which started at around 9 a.m.
The fire reached the fourth of a five-level alert at past 11 a.m. It was put out just before 6 p.m., the BFP said.
The Philippine Coast Guard sent out ships and tugboats to help put out the fire on the Cape Moreton, a 27,786-gross ton vessel owned by Cape Moreton Shipping Company Ltd. It is operated by Hanse Bereederung GmbH, a firm based in Hamburg, Germany, PCG spokesman Commander Armand Balilo said.
The cargo ship arrived in the country on Sept. 11.
Authorities are investigating the fire.
Web Source: Philstar
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