Tag: fire onboard

Two weeks after catching fire, Felicity Ace sank on March 1, about 253 miles off the Azores, according to the company that managed the vessel.

The total fatalities onboard the Euroferry Olympia have risen to 5, after authorities discovered two more bodies on the ship, that was stricken by fire last week.

The US Coast Guard rescued nine people on February 24, from a rig on fire near Sabine Pass, Texas.

Another two bodies were located onboard the Euroferry Olympia, after relevant authorities searched the ship. Both bodies were located in the garage. In total, 3 dead bodies have been recovered.

IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim made a statement regarding the fire onboard the Euroferry Olympia, expressing concerns and congratulating the efforts of the search and rescue authorities of Greece. 

The Euroferry Olympia will be towed to port in Platygiali, Greece, where a search will continue for ten people still missing after the Ro-Ro caught fire last week.

A fire on the Felicity Ace car carrier off Azores Islands could cause at least $155 million in expected losses for Volkswagen, Porsche, Audi and Lamborghini vehicles on board the vessel, according to analysis by risk modelling company Russell.

The Felicity Ace continues is still burning off the coast of Portugal’s Azores islands with thousands of cars on board. The drifting ship remains stable, and no pollution has been reported.

Firefighters recovered the body of one missing passenger from the fire-stricken Ro-Ro Euroferry Olympia, while one of the passengers was found alive and rescued during the weekend.

The Polaris drillship, owned by Aquadrill Offshore, reported that it caught fire while docked at a port in Sri Lanka, on 15 February.