Eight containers fell into water from containership APL ANTWERP in the afternoon of July 29 during offloading operation, at Norfolk International Container Terminal in Virginia

APL container ship lost 8 containers in Norfolk USA

July 30, 2018 at 03:44 by Mikhail Voytenko in Accidents 217


8 container fell into water from container ship APL ANTWERP in the afternoon July 29, 2018 during offloading operation, at Norfolk International Container Terminal. 3 containers reportedly sank, 5 were recovered. Sank containers judging from AIS, caused problems for ships traffic in harbor – bulk carrier GOLD DUST was maneuvering in harbor for several hours on arrival on Jul 29, and finally was brought to anchor.


APL ANTWERP (IMO: 9532795) is a Container Ship registered and sailing under the flag of Malta. Her gross tonnage is 87865 and deadweight is 90647. APL ANTWERP was built in 2013 by KOYO DOCKYARD. APL ANTWERP length overall (LOA) is 320.37 m, beam is 46 m and maximum draught is 22 m. Her container capacity is 8102 TEU.


 

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Coast Guard warns mariners of stray cargo containers near Norfolk International Terminal,
Jul 29th, 2018 




Coast Guard 45-foot Response Boat – Medium file photo by Petty Officer 3rd. Class Mark Jones)

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard is warning mariners of loose cargo containers that fell from a cargo ship this afternoon at the Norfolk International Terminal (NIT) in Norfolk, Virginia.

The Coast Guard Cutter Razorbill contacted watchstanders at the Coast Guard Sector Hampton Road command center at 3:45 p.m., and notified them that they noticed the loose containers while in transit. Virginia Port Authority reported that eight containers fell off of the cargo ship APL Antwerp while conducting offload operations.

Sector Hampton Roads launched a 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew from Coast Guard Station Portsmouth, and diverted the Razorbill to assist.

Three of the containers have sunk and all other containers have been brought back to NIT. The Coast Guard is coordinating efforts with the Virginia Port Authority Maritime Incident Response Team for recovery.

A marine safety information broadcast is being transmitted on VHF-FM radio channel 16 to notify mariners of the hazard.

Accident Investigation Report for fire with muster at East Breaks 164 operated by Fieldwood Energy SD Offshore LLC

On 9-May-2018 at 12:20 hours Fieldwood SD Offshore notified Lake Jackson District

orally of a fire with muster that occurred 9-May-2018 at 10:30 hours at EB 165 A, OCS-

G06280, Complex ID: 10297. 

On 9-May-2018 facility Operators were conducting holding checks on SSV’s while the

facility was shut in due to compressor maintenance. A Mechanic came up from the

production deck to the main deck and noticed charred soot on the upper left of

temporary quarters entrance door. He immediately notified the Lead Operator; the alarm

was sounded, muster was initiated, and the diesel generator was shut down, and

personnel manned fire extinguishers and entered quarters to investigate, with no

visible flame detected. Statements and interviews were conducted revealing no one had

been in the quarters since 07:00 that same morning.

On 22-May-2018 the HSE Coordinator, Automation Foreman for Fieldwood Energy; met with the Broussard Fire Chief, Lafayette Fire Investigator and Living Quarters Technology

(LQT) Manager at the LQT yard to conduct investigation into the cause of fire. 

According to the Investigator’s findings, the fire started on the lower bunk mattress

closest to the main door of quarters. I-Pad Mini was on charge in the lower bunk area,

and the receptacle supplying the electrical charge was found to be “clean”. 

The receptacle cover was pulled and all wiring was intact and undamaged. The I-Pad and

electrical receptacle were then eliminated as heat sources common to bunk area.

The reading light bulb, above the mattress was on the mattress (near the fire

source) and the bulb had a crack in it. Fire Investigator stated there was a slight

possibility the bulb broke and the filament leaked out, landed on the mattress and

starting the fire. 

The fire started near the area of the pillow at the head of bed.

The fire extinguished itself, due to lack of oxygen, and the fire did not shunt trip

the breaker (hot gas). All members of the Mechanic group Archrock denied ever smoking

in the sleeper. The Fire Investigator stated the cause of the fire is undetermined and

accidental in origin. The estimated cost of damage is $75,000.00. 

PROBABLE CAUSE
Fire Investigator stated there was a slight possibility the bunk light bulb started

the fire, but cause of the fire is undetermined and accidental in origin.

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Fieldwood Energy is a portfolio company of Riverstone Holdings focused on acquiring and developing conventional assets, primarily in the Gulf of Mexico region. We are the largest operator in the Gulf of Mexico owning an interest in approximately 500 leases covering over 2 million gross acres with 1,000 wells and 750 employees. Our top priorities are ensuring the safety of our employees and the environment while efficiently developing our valuable energy resources.

The deadly Carr Fire in California claimed the life of two firefighters. Their deaths bring to three the number of firefighters who have died this month battling wildfires in the state.

We regret to inform you that the deadly Carr Fire claimed the life of two firefighters. 

A Redding firefighter was the second responder killed since the blaze started Monday, officials said. A contract firefighter who was operating a bulldozer died Thursday. Several other people reportedly were injured with burns, including three Marin County firefighters. 

The names of the two firefighters who were killed were not immediately released. Their deaths bring to three the number of firefighters who have died this month battling wildfires in the state. Braden Varney,who was operating a bulldozer, died while fighting the Ferguson Fire near Yosemite National Park on July 14. 

The Carr Fire has destroyed 65 structures and damaged 55 more since it broke out Monday, and nearly 5,000 homes are threatened, officials with the state Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said. There were reports that a dozen historic buildings had burned – wire service photographs showed flames consuming structures in Shasta Historic State Park, a ghost town west of Redding. 

Our condolences to all those effected by this incident and double LODD.

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The deadly Carr Fire claimed the life of a second firefighter and new evacuations were ordered early Friday in Shasta County as erratic winds fueled the aggressive inferno, which jumped the Sacramento River in Redding and prevented firefighters from getting close while thousands of residents fled for their lives.


A Redding firefighter was the second responder killed since the blaze started Monday, officials said. A contract firefighter who was operating a bulldozer died Thursday. Several other people reportedly were injured with burns, including three Marin County firefighters.
 
The names of the two firefighters who were killed were not immediately released. Their deaths bring to three the number of firefighters who have died this month battling wildfires in the state. Braden Varney, who was operating a bulldozer, died while fighting the Ferguson Fire near Yosemite National Park on July 14.

The Carr Fire has destroyed 65 structures and damaged 55 more since it broke out Monday, and nearly 5,000 homes are threatened, officials with the state Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said. There were reports that a dozen historic buildings had burned — wire service photographs showed flames consuming structures in Shasta Historic State Park, a ghost town west of Redding.

Thousands of people in Redding and outlying areas were ordered to leave as the flames made what Brett Gouvea, Cal Fire’s unified incident commander chief, called “a significant push into the northwestern portion” of the city late Thursday.

“We ask everyone to heed evacuation orders and leave promptly,” Gouvea said. “This fire is extremely dangerous and moving with no regard for what’s in its path.”

Cal Fire was blunt: It told residents in evacuation areas to “get out now.”

“These firefighters, they’re going for the attack and then they get beat back up by the erratic fire,” Cal Fire spokesman Scott McLean said. “It’s just intense.”

The Carr Fire is believed to have been caused by a vehicle mechanical failure Monday near Whiskeytown, about 30 miles west of Redding. Winds pushed it across the Sacramento River late Thursday and into Redding, a city of 90,000 at the northern end of the Central Valley.

The blaze — one of more than a dozen wildfires in California — has been stoked all week by triple-digit temperatures. As of Friday morning, the fire had burned 44,450 acres and was 3 percent contained.

The trend of hot weather, low humidity and gusty winds will continue through the weekend, said Eric Gurth, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Sacramento.

“The fire has grown quite a bit in the night,” Gurth said. “So we might be seeing some considerable fire growth if that cycle continues, which it looks like it will.”
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Temperatures on Friday, Saturday and Sunday are expected to be 110 degrees with humidity down to 10 percent. Northwest wind gusts up to 25 mph are expected Friday evening in the canyons near the fire, he said.

Temperatures in the high 70s early Friday and greater humidity allowed firefighters to finally go into the blaze to get some work done, officials said.

However, McLean warned, “there was aggressive fire behavior still ongoing in certain parts of the fire.”

Gov. Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency Thursday afternoon for Shasta County to mobilize the state’s Office of Emergency Services and other agencies to provide aid.

An evacuation center was available at Shasta College and Weaverville Elementary School. Among those who had to flee were staffers at KRCR-TV in Redding, where news anchors were in the middle of a live broadcast when they announced they were being ordered out.

“We are going to leave the station because it is now unsafe to be here,” a station news anchor said on the air.

Driving through Shasta County, McLean said he saw large and small trees that had been ripped out of the ground and fallen onto homes. One gust blew out the windows of a Cal Fire pickup truck, he added.

“That tells me there was a heck of a lot of erratic winds,” McLean said. “That’s what these firefighters are having to deal with.”

In addition to the firefighters who were killed, the blaze has injured several firefighters and civilians, officials said. Three firefighters were taken to hospitals with burn injuries, McLean said.

There are 1,748 fire personnel responding to the Carr Fire, including 110 engines, 34 water tenders, 10 helicopters, 51 hand crews and 22 bulldozers.

Electrical contractor, 56, electrocuted to death while doing electrical work in the backyard of a home in South Philadelphia, PA

July 28, 2018

SOUTH PHILADELPHIA, PA (WTXF) - 

A contractor has died from injuries he sustained while doing electrical work in South Philadelphia Saturday afternoon.

Just after 1:30 p.m., authorities responded to the 2500 block of South Marshall Street, where the 56-year-old man was severely injured.

The victim was pronounced dead at the scene a short time later.

No further information has been released at this time.



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A man was electrocuted while doing electrical work in the backyard of a South Philadelphia home Saturday.

The unidentified worker was in the backyard of a home on the 2500 block of South Marshall Street at 1:35 p.m. when he was electrocuted. He was pronounced dead at the scene by responding medics at 1:56 p.m.

Officials have not yet revealed what led to the accident. Firefighters and Licenses and Inspections are investigating.

A fire ignited by a spark from a ricochet during an ammunition test caused an estimated $25,000 in damage at H.P. White Laboratory Inc. in northern Harford County in Maryland

Spark from ammunition testing causes fire at Harford laboratory

David Anderson

daanderson@baltsun.com

STREET, MARYLAND

A fire ignited by a spark from a ricochet during an ammunition test caused an estimated $25,000 in damage at H.P. White Laboratory Inc. in northern Harford County Wednesday morning, according to the Office of the State Fire Marshal.

The fire, which was reported at 9:47 a.m., happened at the H.P. White facility in the 3100 block of Scarboro Road in Street, according to a notice of investigation from the Fire Marshal’s Office. The building is described in the report as a “50x100 concrete block structure.”

H.P. White conducts tests on firearms and ammunition, as well as a slew of ballistic safety gear for law enforcement and the military, ballistic protection for vehicles, plus testing for an array of safety equipment used in the civilian world, such as in industry, public safety and sports, according to the company’s website.

The round of ammunition being tested ricocheted after hitting its target, causing a spark that started a fire in ceiling insulation, according to Senior Deputy State Fire Marshal Oliver Alkire.

Alkire stressed testing facilities such as those operated by H.P. White have strong safety records, but accidents such as Wednesday’s fire do happen from time to time in Harford County, considering the area’s proximity to the Army’s Aberdeen Proving Ground.

“They have a very strong safety record,” Alkire said. “Just from the amount of testing done every day in these facilities, this is a very small incident that atypically occurs.”

The Darlington Volunteer Fire Company responded. It took five minutes to get the fire under control, according to the notice of investigation. No injuries or fatalities were reported.

Lab employees were trying to put out the fire when firefighters arrived, and the fire company then entered and “completely extinguished” the blaze, Alkire said.

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