HALIFAX — Crews working to extinguish a fire that’s been burning for four days aboard a large container ship off Canada’s east coast are facing some big challenges, an expert in offshore safety says. Last March, a fire aboard a Maersk Line container ship in the Arabian Sea claimed the lives of five crew members. The 353-metre Maersk Honam, described as an ultra-large container ship, caught fire on March 6 en route from Singapore to the Suez Canal. And even though all cargo aboard the ship met the requirements of the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code, the company decided changes were needed. It implemented new guidelines for the stowage of dangerous cargo aboard its 750 vessels.

Source: National Post January 07, 2019 14:18 UTC