FIRE again has broken out aboard the 4,253-TEU Zim Kingston in Vancouver Island's Nanaimo Harbour when sparks from grinding metal ignited a fire on December 21, reported the Mission City Record.
Early last month, the ship lost more than 100 containers overboard in stormy seas and later caught fire near the entrance of the Strait of Juan de Fuca while en route from Busan to Vancouver.
The Israeli-flagged Zim Kingston arrived in Nanaimo Harbour in early November. Nanaimo Port Authority CEO Ian Marr said the fire started in insulation in one of two damaged containers workers were removing from the ship.
The Zim Kingston lost more than 100 containers overboard in stormy seas off the west coast of Vancouver Island in October and then caught fire. It arrived in Nanaimo Harbour earlier this month.
'I think some sparks caught some exposed insulation in one of the damaged containers,' Mr Marr said. 'They were grinding something or whatever they had to do to get to it. It was a quick little fire and they put it out right away. They've got a 24-hour fire watch on there and thermal cameras.'
Mr Marr said he is awaiting a full incident report, which was ordered by Capt Satinder Singh, harbour master and vice-president of marine operations. No one was injured and the fire was extinguished by the fire watch at the DP World berth in Duke Point where the damaged containers are being unloaded from the ship.
Mr Marr said about eight to 10 damaged containers are being removed from the ship daily. The work is expected to be completed by the end of December when the ship will sail to a Vancouver area port to unload its remaining cargo.
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Early last month, the ship lost more than 100 containers overboard in stormy seas and later caught fire near the entrance of the Strait of Juan de Fuca while en route from Busan to Vancouver.
The Israeli-flagged Zim Kingston arrived in Nanaimo Harbour in early November. Nanaimo Port Authority CEO Ian Marr said the fire started in insulation in one of two damaged containers workers were removing from the ship.
The Zim Kingston lost more than 100 containers overboard in stormy seas off the west coast of Vancouver Island in October and then caught fire. It arrived in Nanaimo Harbour earlier this month.
'I think some sparks caught some exposed insulation in one of the damaged containers,' Mr Marr said. 'They were grinding something or whatever they had to do to get to it. It was a quick little fire and they put it out right away. They've got a 24-hour fire watch on there and thermal cameras.'
Mr Marr said he is awaiting a full incident report, which was ordered by Capt Satinder Singh, harbour master and vice-president of marine operations. No one was injured and the fire was extinguished by the fire watch at the DP World berth in Duke Point where the damaged containers are being unloaded from the ship.
Mr Marr said about eight to 10 damaged containers are being removed from the ship daily. The work is expected to be completed by the end of December when the ship will sail to a Vancouver area port to unload its remaining cargo.
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