Boats And Ships Burned In 2018: 78
2019-01-31 - Container ship 'APL Vancouver' hit by container fire near coastal Vung Ro Bay (Vietnam):
http://maritimebulletin.net/2019/02/01/apl-post-panamax-container-ship-fire-south-china-sea/
http://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2019/25065/apl-post-panamax-container-ship-fire-south-china-s/
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Apl-Vancouver-9597472.html
http://thanhnien.vn/thoi-su/quan-chung-hai-quan-dieu-2-tau-cuu-nan-tau-hang-singapore-bi-chay-1049159.html
http://www.maritime-executive.com/article/photos-fire-breaks-out-on-apl-container-ship
Quote:"Container ship APL VANCOUVER has fire on board, in containers on cargo deck, fire started on Jan 31 or earlier. The ship en route from Shenzhen to Singapore had to interrupt voyage and head to Vietnam waters, sailing to small Vung Ro Bay in Phu Yen Province."
2019-01-31 - Cargo ship 'Xin Hua Sheng' bursts into flame at 6:45 AM near coastal Yancheng (China):
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-01/31/c_137789716.htm
http://news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d414d7741444e32457a6333566d54/index.html
http://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2019/25061/chinese-freighter-fire-11-crew-rescued/
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Xin-Hua-Sheng-I353427.html
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201901/31/WS5c52b265a3106c65c34e7957.html
http://www.china.org.cn/china/2019-01/31/content_74429842.htm
Quote:"The entire crew of 11 onboard a cargo ship that caught fire Thursday morning in sea waters off the coast of east China's Jiangsu Province have been rescued. The fire broke out around 6:45 a.m. when the cargo ship was 100 nautical miles off the east shore of Dafeng District in the city of Yancheng, according to the Maritime Search and Rescue Center of the neighboring city of Lianyungang."
2019-01-30 - Ferry ship 'Lady Anne' damaged by fire while dry-docked at shipyard in coastal Dordrecht (Netherlands):
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Lady-Anne-I403921.html
http://www.zhzactueel.nl/2019/01/29/brand-op-passagiersschip-in-dordrecht/
Quote:"On Jan 29, 2019 at 2.30 p.m. a fire broke out aboard the 'Lady Anne' in a dry dock of the shipyard De Staart in Dordrecht during works on the ship. The fire rescue was alerted and the ship's own fire extinguishing system triggered. The fire could be extinguished soon after. Several workers were checked for smoke inhalation by an ambulance."
2019-01-29 - Fishing vessel bursts into flame near coastal Oxnard (California):
http://www.kvta.com/news/boat-fire-in-ocean-off-oxnard/
http://www.sacbee.com/news/business/article225299525.html
http://kclu.org/post/boat-catches-fire-ventura-county-coastline
http://www.keyt.com/news/ventura-county/commercial-fishing-boat-catches-fire-off-of-ventura-shore/995668703
http://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/california/articles/2019-01-30/fishing-boat-burns-off-southern-california-operator-unhurt
http://www.vcstar.com/story/news/local/communities/oxnard/2019/01/30/boater-rescued-off-oxnard-coast-after-vessel-catches-fire/2723649002/
Quote:"A commercial fishing vessel went up in flames Tuesday afternoon in the ocean off Oxnard."
2019-01-28 - Tanker ship 'LR2 Poseidon' damaged by deadly explosion and fire at shipyard in coastal Istanbul (Turkey), 2 killed, 8 injured:
http://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2019/25013/aframax-tanker-explosion-fire-8-injured/
http://maritimebulletin.net/2019/01/28/aframax-tanker-explosion-fire-8-injured/
http://24-my.info/in-istanbul-during-the-fire-on-the-tanker-killed-two-people/
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Lr2-Poseidon-9378632.html
Quote:"Fire erupted in boiler room of Aframax tanker LR2 POSEIDON on Jan 28 in Tuzla Ship Repair Yard, where tanker was undergoing maintenance repairs. Fire was preceded by an explosion which injured 8 workers, and killed 2."
2019-01-28 - Yacht bursts into flame on the Krishna River in Guntur (India):
http://in.news.yahoo.com/yacht-boat-caught-fire-krishna-014000899.html
http://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/yatch-boat-on-krishna-river-catches-fire-in-andhra-pradesh-watch-video/1458015/
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/city/hyderabad/andhra-pradesh-yacht-worth-rs-1-crore-catches-fire-at-krishna-river-in-guntur/videoshow/67739916.cms
http://www.facebook.com/TimesofIndia/posts/andhra-pradesh-yacht-worth-rs-1-crore-catches-fire-at-krishna-river-in-guntur/10157235868097139/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ai2dEhdJfzI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hr3yE9rT0VA
2019-01-27 - Tanker ship bursts into flame at 6 AM at dock in coastal Halifax (Canada):
http://maritimebulletin.net/2019/01/27/tanker-fire-halifax/
http://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2019/25001/tanker-fire-halifax/
http://globalnews.ca/news/4895045/halifax-fire-docked-vessel/
http://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/halifax-fire-crews-extinguish-early-morning-blaze-aboard-docked-vessel-1.4271162
http://www.thestar.com/halifax/2019/01/27/halifax-fire-crews-extinguish-early-morning-blaze-aboard-docked-ship.html
http://www.thetcanada.com/2019/01/27/halifax-fire-crews-douse-early-morning-blaze-aboard-docked-vessel-halifax-news/
http://nationalpost.com/pmn/news-pmn/canada-news-pmn/halifax-fire-crews-extinguish-early-morning-blaze-aboard-docked-vessel
Quote:"News outlets reported fire on board of a ship docked at Imperial Oil Datrmouth Terminal, Halifax, in the morning Jan 27, ship wasn’t identified."
2019-01-27 - Houseboat bursts into flame off the Memorial Causeway in coastal Clearwater (Florida):
http://iontb.com/clearwater-firefighters-battling-boat-fire-near-the-memorial-causeway/
http://www.wfla.com/news/pinellas-county/houseboat-catches-fire-near-memorial-causeway-in-clearwater/1730746536
http://www.facebook.com/iontb/posts/1194612697374532
2019-01-25 - Cargo ship bursts into flame at port on the Mediterranean Sea:
http://maritimebulletin.net/2019/01/26/ro-ro-cargo-ship-fire-med/
Quote:"Fire erupted on board of ro-ro cargo ship docked in Mediterranean port, in the morning Jan 25. City engines took fire under control in some 2 hours, understood fire was in engine room with thick smoke billowing from funnel and vent ducts."
2019-01-24 - Boat bursts into flame on Lake Eppalock (Australia), 4 injured:
http://www.mygc.com.au/children-among-four-injured-in-boat-fire/
http://www.bendigoadvertiser.com.au/story/5870611/cfa-ambulance-called-to-boat-fire-eppalock/
http://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/toddler-among-four-injured-after-boat-fire-in-victoria/ar-BBSIj14
http://www.9news.com.au/2019/01/25/16/45/news-victoria-toddler-among-four-injured-after-boat-fire-at-lake-eppalock
http://www.news.com.au/national/victoria/emergency-services-called-to-lake-eppalock-after-familys-boat-catches-fire/news-story/4458291fab989d1870385e88e3c73c42
http://au.news.yahoo.com/children-injured-boat-fire-vic-075429188--spt.html
2019-01-22 - Boat explodes and burns at the North Shore in coastal Castlecrag, Sydney (Australia), 1 injured:
http://au.news.yahoo.com/nsw-boat-explosion-seriously-injures-man-011310384--spt.html
http://www.news.com.au/national/breaking-news/nsw-boat-explosion-seriously-injures-man/news-story/58496ddb3b2b839351f9e04746e0b230
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/latest-news/nsw-boat-explosion-seriously-injures-man/news-story/58496ddb3b2b839351f9e04746e0b230
http://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/man-seriously-injured-in-sydney-north-shore-boat-explosion-20190121-p50sps.html
2019-01-21 - Two tanker ships go up in flames in the Kerch Strait near the border between Crimea and Russia, 14 killed, 5 missing:
http://news.sky.com/story/ten-crew-members-dead-as-two-ships-catch-fire-near-crimea-11613948
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/crimea-ship-crash-fire-crew-rescue-russia-border-kerch-a8739061.html
http://russophile.org/two-vessels-on-fire-in-kerch-strait-following-explosion-onboard-one-of-them/
http://www.cnn.com/2019/01/21/europe/crimea-ships-kerch-strait-fire-scli-intl/index.html
http://www.foxnews.com/world/at-least-14-dead-after-ships-catch-fire-in-black-sea-russia-says
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/ships-catch-fire-black-sea-sailors-die-60524004
http://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2019/24937/mayhem-kerch-strait-cargo-ship-fire-video-4-update/
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/article-6616873/Sailors-killed-ships-catch-fire-Black-Sea.html
http://whdh.com/news/russia-14-sailors-killed-when-ships-catch-fire-in-black-sea/
http://www.yahoo.com/news/2-ships-catch-fire-black-sea-least-3-172440278--finance.html
http://www.rt.com/news/449357-kerch-strait-ships-fire/
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-46948718
http://tass.com/emergencies/1041066
Quote:"Fourteen crew members have died after two commercial vessels caught fire while anchored near the Kerch Strait, close to the Crimea-Russia border, according to the Russian Transport Ministry. Five more sailors are missing."
2019-01-20 - Fishing boat bursts into flame while docked in coastal Strahan (Australia):
http://www.theadvocate.com.au/story/5860214/commercial-fishing-boat-catches-fire/
http://www.7ad.com.au/news/tasmanian-news/88953-brigade-battles-boat-blaze
2019-01-20 - Yacht bursts into flame outside the Rosslyn Bay Harbour near coastal Yeppoon (Australia):
http://www.themorningbulletin.com.au/news/smoke-seen-coming-from-boat-outside-harbour/3626796/
2019-01-19 - Airboat bursts into flame in the Florida Everglades in Broward County (Florida), 1 injured:
http://www.local10.com/news/florida/broward/1-person-hurt-after-airboat-catches-fire-in-everglades-authorities-say
http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Airboat-Fire-Injures-One-Person-in-Broward-County-504609381.html
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/broward/article224810575.html
http://wsvn.com/news/local/1-hurt-after-airboat-catches-fire-in-everglades/
http://www.bradenton.com/news/state/florida/article224810575.html
2019-01-19 - Boat bursts into flame in the Ohau Channel near Rotorua (New Zealand):
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503438&objectid=12193335
2019-01-18 - Houseboat destroyed by fire just before 7 AM in coastal Bokeelia (Florida):
http://www.fox4now.com/news/local-news/houseboat-destroyed-by-fire-in-bokeelia
http://www.winknews.com/2019/01/18/rescue-crews-respond-to-a-boat-fire-in-bokeelia/
http://www.nbc-2.com/clip/14741231/boat-catches-fire-in-bokeelia
http://www.nbc-2.com/clip/14741563/fire-destroys-boat-in-bokeelia
http://www.nbc29.com/story/39814052/fire-destroys-boat-in-bokeelia
http://www.facebook.com/WINKNewsTV/posts/10156918821914161
2019-01-18 - Boat bursts into flame near coastal Cypremort Point (Louisiana), 1 lightly injured:
http://news.kqki.com/firefighters-on-scene-of-boat-fire-near-cypremort-point/
http://www.klfy.com/news/local/one-person-injured-after-boat-fire-breaks-out-at-dock-in-st-mary-parish/1711566426
http://snewsi.com/id/19184903546/One-person-injured-after-boat-fire-breaks-out-at-dock-in-St-Mary-Parish
2019-01-18 - Boat bursts into flame at marina in coastal Long Beach (California):
http://www.presstelegram.com/2019/01/18/boat-catches-fire-as-its-fueling-in-shoreline-marina-in-long-beach/
http://lbpost.com/news/boat-catches-fire-while-fueling-at-marina-friday-afternoon/
http://twitter.com/lbfd/status/1086391078633140226
2019-01-18 - Boat bursts into flame just after midnight at Burton Waters marina near Lincoln (Britain):
http://www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk/news/lincoln-news/fifteen-firefighters-rush-after-boat-2445258
http://twitter.com/LincsFireRescue/status/1086148011309391873
2019-01-18 - Boat bursts into flame near the island of Lombok (Indonesia):
http://seminyaktimes.com/gili-trawangan-bound-speed-boat-catches-on-fire/
http://www.antaranews.com/berita/788867/perahu-cepat-terbakar-dua-warga-lombok-terluka
2019-01-17 - Fishing boat bursts into flame near the island of Narodo (South Korea), 1 injured, 1 killed, 1 missing:
http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20190117000629
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-01/17/c_137751657.htm
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201901/17/WS5c402effa3106c65c34e50ef.html
http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20190117000250
http://news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d414e3263444d32457a6333566d54/share_p.html
http://en.vietnamplus.vn/vietnamese-workers-killed-injured-in-rok-fishing-ship-incident/145322.vnp
http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/society/216286/vietnamese-sailor-missing-in-fishing-boat-fire-off-rok-waters.html
Quote:"A Vietnamese sailor was found dead by the local coast guard in a bathroom at the stern of a South Korean fishing boat that caught fire. The 23-year-old went missing on Thursday morning, along with a Chinese sailor, after the boat caught fire at around 8:26 a.m. while out at sea. The 29-year-old Chinese, who jumped off the boat to escape the fire, has not been found."
2019-01-17 - Boat bursts into flame while parked at home in San Carlos Park (Florida):
http://www.winknews.com/2019/01/17/firefighters-say-house-fire-under-control-in-san-carlos-park/
http://snewsi.com/id/19184804223/Firefighters-say-boat-fire-under-control-in-San-Carlos-Park
Quote:"Firefighters arrived on scene after 6:39 p.m. to find a 23-foot boat on fire in the backyard of a home off E. Carnegie Circe in San Carlos Park Thursday."
2019-01-16 - Ferry ship 'Apollo' bursts into flame near coastal Blanc-Sablon, Quebec (Canada):
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Apollo-7006314.html
Quote:"The 'Apollo' suffered a fire on the starboard main engine, one mile southeast off Blanc-Sablon, Quebec, in position 51 25 16.8 N, 57 08 43.6 W, on Jan 15, 2019, at 09.30 a.m. The fire was subsequently extinguished, and the vessel resumed its voyage with the port engine."
2019-01-16 - Houseboat bursts into flame on the River Medway near Knight Road in Rochester (Britain):
http://www.kent.fire-uk.org/news/incidents/?entryid2=19029
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/medway/news/man-treated-after-fire-breaks-out-on-house-boat-197079/
http://www.kentlive.news/news/kent-news/live-updates-firefighters-tackle-fire-2437244
2019-01-15 - Boat bursts into flame at boat manufacturing business in Abilene (Texas), 1 injured:
http://ktxs.com/news/abilene/fire-at-tige-boats-in-abilene
http://www.reporternews.com/story/news/2019/01/15/one-tige-employee-injured-boat-fire-manufacturing-plant/2580343002/
http://www.bigcountryhomepage.com/news/local-news/1-hospitalized-for-smoke-inhalation-after-tige-boats-fire-in-abilene/1703229356
http://snewsi.com/id/19184643676/One-Tig%C3%83%C2%A9-employee-injured-in-boat-fire-at-manufacturing-plant
Quote:"Two people were flown to a burn unit in Plano after a boat fire in Abilene. The fire started around 10:20 p.m. Monday at Tige Boats on Hwy 36. When firefighters arrived, an employee had already pulled the boat out of the building using a forklift."
2019-01-14 - Cargo ship Isabel' damaged by explosion and fire in coastal Dordrecht (Netherlands):
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Isabel-I400542.html
Quote:"An explosion took place on the 'Isabel', 1455 ts (EU-No.: 2311082), in Dordrecht in the morning of Jan 14, 2019. Employees of Rijkswaterstaat were just on board the ship for an inspection when an explosion occurred in a technical space of the ship, after which a fire started. "
2019-01-14 - Yacht bursts into flame in Watson's Bay in coastal Sydney (Australia), shark almost has a big lunch:
http://www.9news.com.au/2019/01/15/14/40/sydney-news-boat-erupts-in-flames-harbour-north-head-watsons-bay
http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/national/four-flee-sydney-boat-fire/video/54225494ba5049489d9fb7f8fd98823f
http://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/four-men-escape-overboard-as-fire-engulfs-vessel-on-sydney-harbour-20190115-p50rig.html
http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/national/four-flee-sydney-boat-fire/video/54225494ba5049489d9fb7f8fd98823f
http://www.themercury.com.au/news/national/four-flee-sydney-boat-fire/video/54225494ba5049489d9fb7f8fd98823f
http://www.cairnspost.com.au/news/national/four-flee-sydney-boat-fire/video/54225494ba5049489d9fb7f8fd98823f
http://au.news.yahoo.com/men-jump-lives-luxury-fishing-boat-bursts-flames-082406152.html
http://www.2gb.com/boat-bursts-into-flames-with-four-people-on-board/
Quote:"A 'very large shark' was spotted circling a group of four people as they tried to escape a boat that had just burst into flames in Sydney. The group saw smoke coming from the engine room of the of the 34-foot Luxury Mariner as it floated outside the heads near Watson's Bay about 1pm today."
2019-01-14 - Boat bursts into flame at marina in coastal Cowes on the Isle of Wight (Britain), 1 injured:
http://www.islandecho.co.uk/teen-injured-following-boat-fire-in-cowes/
http://iwradio.co.uk/2019/01/14/boy-suffers-serious-burns-in-cowes-boat-fire/
http://iwradio.co.uk/2019/01/14/boy-airlifted-to-swansea-burns-unit-after-cowes-boat-fire/
http://www.samfm.co.uk/southcoast/news/local-news/boy-left-seriously-injured-after-boat-fire-on-the-isle-of-wight/
http://www.thebreeze.com/portsmouth/news/local-news/boy-left-seriously-injured-after-boat-fire-on-the-isle-of-wight/
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-hampshire-46860985
2019-01-13 - Fishing boat bursts into flame, burns and sinks, near coastal Guryongpo (South Korea), 2 killed:
http://world.kbs.co.kr/service/news_view.htm?lang=e&Seq_Code=142213
Quote:"Two people who were rescued after a boat caught fire have died in hospital. The pair were unconscious when rescue teams found them after noon, hours later the fishing boat caught fire. Three people that had been aboard were rescued by a nearby boat. The boat, which caught fire earlier that day 80 kilometers off the coast of Guryongpo, Pohang, eventually sank."
2019-01-13 - Three boats go up in flames while docked at marina in coastal Seattle (Washington):
http://q13fox.com/2019/01/14/man-dog-take-polar-plunge-to-escape-seattle-marina-fire/
http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/crime/fire-breaks-out-at-marina-in-seattles-lakewood-neighborhood/
http://www.seattlepi.com/local/komo/article/Multiple-boats-damaged-1-suffers-minor-injuries-13532291.php
http://komonews.com/news/local/multiple-boats-damaged-in-fire-at-marina-on-lake-washington
http://www.heraldnet.com/northwest/several-boats-damaged-in-seattle-marina-fire/
http://www.kiro7.com/news/local/boats-burned-man-hurt-in-seattle-marina-fire/904278768
http://patch.com/washington/seattle/fire-seward-park-marina-1-injured-dog-left-homeless
Quote:"Three boats burned and a man was taken to Harborview Medical Center with minor injuries after a fire broke out Sunday night on the north side of Lakewood Morrage, located in the 4400 block of Lake Washington Boulevard South, according to the Seattle Fire Department."
2019-01-13 - Boat, camper, semi trailer and barn destroyed by fire in Osage County (Kansas):
http://www.kvoe.com/news/item/41439-fire-destroys-osage-county-barn-contents
Quote:"Reporting units found a barn on fire along with a semi tractor-trailer, camper, boat, mower and other items inside."
2019-01-12 - Boat bursts into flame at home, fire spreads to shed, on Carmen Hill Road in New Milford (Connecticut):
http://patch.com/connecticut/newmilford/firefighters-respond-boat-blaze-new-milford
http://www.newstimes.com/local/article/Boat-fire-spread-to-shed-in-New-Milford-slightly-13529309.php
http://www.wtnh.com/news/connecticut/fairfield/firefighters-respond-to-a-boat-and-shed-fire-in-new-milford/1699274876
http://snewsi.com/id/19184494465/Boat-fire-spread-to-shed-in-New-Milford-slightly-damaged-house
http://www.lmtonline.com/local/article/Boat-fire-spread-to-shed-in-New-Milford-slightly-13529309.php
http://www.facebook.com/BrookfieldFD/posts/10156206875435369
2019-01-11 - Boat destroyed by fire while docked at marina in coastal Edgewater (Maryland):
http://www.wbaltv.com/article/boat-engulfed-in-flames-at-edgewater-marina/25863050
http://www.capitalgazette.com/news/for_the_record/ac-cn-boat-fire-20190111-story.html
http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Video-Firefighters-Respond-Massive-Boat-Fire-Maryland-504235771.html
http://www.eyeonannapolis.net/2019/01/fire-destroys-boat-at-holiday-hill-marina-in-edgewayer/
http://foxbaltimore.com/news/local/man-displaced-after-boat-fire-in-edgewater
http://www.wvtm13.com/article/video-large-boat-fire-in-maryland/25863501
http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2019/01/12/man-displaced-after-boat-fire/
http://www.facebook.com/WVTM13/videos/2135424433147696/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8b8K03r9Pg
Quote:"The 67-year-old owner of the boat was taken to Anne Arundel Medical Center in good condition with a non-related medical emergency."
2019-01-11 - Barge bursts into flame on the Shropshire Union Canal in Stoak (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/ongoing-barge-on-fire-in-stoak-village
2019-01-10 - Tanker ship 'Antigoon' bursts into flame on river in Hofstade (Belgium):
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Antigoon-I408243.html
Quote:"Along the Tragel in Hofstade a fire broke out in the engine room of the 'Antigoon', 447 ts (EU-No.: 06503006), a ship that usually transports bio-ethanol for the Tereos Syral Company, in the night of Jan 9, 2019."
2019-01-09 - Boat bursts into flame while docked in Seward Boat Harbor in coastal Seward (Alaska), nobody aboard:
http://www.sewardjournal.com/news/local/fire-heavily-damages-boat-moored-in-seward-harbor/article_11f353cc-13eb-11e9-8e7f-672274206b4b.html
2019-01-08 - Ferry ship 'Qezban' bursts into flame in the Dardanelles near Turkey:
http://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2019/24801/ro-ro-ship-fire-dardanelles/
Quote:"Ro-ro ship QEZBAN reported fire in engine room while transiting Dardanelles in eastern direction at 2230 LT (UTC +3) Jan 8, in Suluca – Lapseki area."
Note: A ship's master was just found dead in his cabin on another ship in the Dardanelles too, mentioned in the 2019-01-06 update...
2019-01-08 - Three boats go up in flames at 11:45 PM while docked at marina in coastal Charlestown (Massachusetts):
http://whdh.com/news/these-are-peoples-homes-3-boats-destroyed-in-blaze-at-charlestown-marina/
http://www.necn.com/news/new-england/Officials-Multiple-Boats-Catch-Fire-in-Charlestown-504089741.html
http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2019/01/09/multiple-boats-fire-charlestown-marina/t60VVk9DwCGt0AmU7i8KEP/story.html
http://flipboard.com/topic/boston/multiple-boats-on-fire-in-charlestown-marina/f-294b5574c1%2Fbostonglobe.com
http://www.wpri.com/news/new-england/massachusetts/woman-loses-boat-home-in-fire/1693470057
http://turnto10.com/news/local/boston-marina-fire-does-1-million-in-damage
http://boston.cbslocal.com/2019/01/09/charlestown-marina-fire/
http://www.universalhub.com/2019/boat-goes-flames-charlestown
http://twitter.com/BostonFire/status/1082861508101632000
2019-01-07 - Tanker ship 'Aulac Fortune' rocked by explosion and fire near coastal Hong Kong (China), 1+ killed, 3 missing:
http://www.rt.com/news/448283-oil-tanker-catches-fire/
http://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2019/24789/explosion-fire-tanker-1-dead-3-missing-hong-kong-a/
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-tanker/oil-tanker-fire-in-hong-kong-waters-kills-one-rescue-going-on-idUSKCN1P209K
http://www.reuters.com/article/hongkong-tanker/update-1-oil-tanker-fire-in-hong-kong-waters-kills-one-rescue-going-on-idUSL3N1Z81YS
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/2181128/emergency-crews-battle-oil-tanker-blaze-hong-kongs-lamma
http://www.cnn.com/2019/01/08/asia/hong-kong-lamma-oil-tanker-fire-intl/index.html
http://gbcode.rthk.hk/TuniS/news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1436989-20190108.htm
http://splash247.com/giant-tanker-explosion-rocks-outlying-island-off-hong-kong/
http://www.chinadailyhk.com/articles/127/38/68/1546923770879.html?newsId=58510
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking-news.php?id=119737&sid=4
Quote:"Residents of the nearby island of Lantau said they heard a big blast which rattled doors and windows."
2019-01-07 - Boat bursts into flame on Great Neck Creek in coastal Copiague (New York):
http://patch.com/new-york/lindenhurst/docked-boat-found-fire-great-neck-creek
2019-01-07 - Boat bursts into flame at marina in coastal Milford Haven (Britain):
http://www.milfordmercury.co.uk/news/pembrokeshire_news/17341864.boat-fire-at-milford-marina-confined-to-one-vessel/
2019-01-06 - Boat bursts into flame while docked at condo complex on the Chicago River in Chicago (Illinois):
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/firefighters-respond-to-call-of-boat-fire-underneath-condo-complex-503981151.html
http://abc7chicago.com/firefighters-battle-boat-fire-at-river-city-marina/5027334/
http://snewsi.com/id/19184118689/Firefighters-battle-boat-fire-at-River-City-marina
http://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/south-river/firefighters-battle-boat-fire-at-river-city-marina-wls-tv/
http://www.facebook.com/abc7chicago/posts/10157419219506162
Quote:"The Chicago Fire Department responded to a call of a boat on fire on the Chicago River near a condominium complex in the South Loop on Sunday evening. Firefighters were called to the scene just after 8 p.m. in the 800 block of South Wells, officials said. The boat fire occurred on a dock underneath the River City Condominiums building, and firefighters worked quickly to extinguish the blaze."
2019-01-06 - Houseboat bursts into flame on river, burns and sinks, in Marthandam (India):
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/fire-destroys-houseboat/article25926729.ece
2019-01-06 - Boat bursts into flame on Griffin Lane in Thorpe Saint Andrew, Norwich (Britain), 1 injured:
http://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/news/fire-boat-blaze-norwich-thorpe-saint-andrew-1-5841436
http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/fire-boat-blaze-norwich-thorpe-saint-andrew-1-5841436
http://newstral.com/en/article/en/1116403500/fire-crews-battling-boat-blaze-in-norwich
http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/boat-explodes-griffin-marina-thorpe-st-andrew-1-5842294
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-norfolk-46780659
2019-01-05 - At least 20 boats destroyed by fire shortly after 11 PM while docked in coastal Marseille (France):
http://www.tellerreport.com/tech/--marseille--twenty-boats-affected-by-a-fire-.rJzF2oyfV.html
http://vaaju.com/franceeng/fire-at-the-port-of-goudes-in-marseille-about-thirty-boats-hit/
http://www.firstorderhistorians.com/2019/01/06/twenty-boats-affected-by-fire-in-marina-marseille/
http://www.archynewsy.com/a-violent-fire-destroys-about-twenty-boats/
Quote:"Twenty boats moored in the small port of Goudes in Marseille were hit by a violent fire Saturday night, we learned from firefighters."
2019-01-05 - Boat, two cars and building destroyed by fire at home in coastal Glenelg (Australia):
http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/former-holdfast-bay-mayor-loses-shed-bmws-boat-in-fire/news-story/9e54648adf23ed1e1edc5f0f7188fc32
Quote:"Fire broke out in a 15m x 6m shed in the couple’s backyard just after 11am, incinerating the structure as well as two BMWs, a boat, fridge, washing machine, dryer and tools that were inside."
2019-01-04 - Pipe-laying platform 'Castoro Sei' damaged by fire near coastal Limassol on the island of Cyprus (Greece):
http://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2019/24733/pipe-laying-platform-fire-cyprus/
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Castoro-Sei-8758603.html
Quote:"Fire erupted in engine compartment of a pipe layer platform CASTORO SEI, docked at Limassol, Cyprus, at around noon Jan 4. All personnel were evacuated as a precaution, fire understood to be extinguished, extent of damages yet unknown."
2019-01-04 - Cargo ship 'Mark' bursts into flame at 6:20 AM in the Marmara Sea near coastal Istanbul (Turkey):
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Mark-7721952.html
http://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2019/24725/cargo-ship-engulfed-flames-istanbul-video/
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/photo-15-rescued-after-fire-at-cargo-ship-off-istanbul-140255
http://www.aa.com.tr/en/turkey/turkey-15-rescued-after-fire-at-cargo-ship/1355597
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUilLpD-JmI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qtPd-GxnpU
2019-01-04 - Boat destroyed by fire near the island of Lanzarote (Spain), man feared dead:
http://www.thesun.co.uk/news/8123379/lanzarote-british-man-missing-dead-fire-boat-coast/
http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1067531/Lanzarote-expat-british-missing-brit
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6559021/British-pensioner-68-feared-dead-motor-boat-goes-flames-Lanzarote.html
http://www.anglenews.com/news/uk-news/brit-man-feared-dead-after-fire-rips-through-motor-boat-he-was-skippering-off-the-coast-of-lanzarote/
http://snewsi.com/id/19184028381/Brit-man-feared-dead-in-huge-motor-boat-fire-in-Lanzarote
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WltM2_lC2s
Quote:"A British man is missing feared dead after a fire on a motor boat he was on off the coast of Lanzarote. The emergency services found the vessel empty after launching a rescue operation this morning when it went up in flames. They discovered the unnamed man’s wallet in the sea near the boat - and subsequently spoke to his partner who confirmed he had left the upmarket Marina Rubicon port in Playa Blanca on Lanzarote’s southern coast alone around 7.30am."
2019-01-03 - Container ship 'Yantian Express' hit by container fire in the Atlantic Ocean off the east coast of Canada:
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Yantian-Express-9229831.html
http://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2019/24729/container-ship-yantian-express-fire-north-atlantic/
http://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/containers-caught-fire-on-board-the-yantian-express/
http://maritimebulletin.net/2019/01/04/container-ship-yantian-express-on-fire-in-north-atlantic/
http://www.timescolonist.com/poor-weather-forces-crew-to-stop-fighting-fire-aboard-ship-headed-for-halifax-1.23577159
http://globalnews.ca/news/4815906/container-ship-fire/
Quote:"On Jan 3, 2019, a fire broke out on the North Atlantic in one container on deck of the 'Yantian Express' which was enroute from Colombo, Sri Lanka, to Halifax, in the vicinity of pos. 35 48N 50 03W."
2019-01-03 - Tour boat bursts into flame on river in coastal Bangkok (Thailand), 2 injured:
http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076244-two-injured-as-fire-breaks-out-on-chao-praya-pleasure-boat/
http://www.thairath.co.th/content/1460926
2019-01-02 - Boat, RV, five cars, motorcycle and storage building destroyed by fire at home in Indianapolis (Indiana):
http://fox59.com/2019/01/02/fire-destroys-barn-on-far-east-side-of-indianapolis/
http://cbs4indy.com/2019/01/02/barn-destroyed-by-fire-on-indys-far-east-side/
http://patch.com/indiana/fishers/crews-fighting-barn-fire-indys-east-side
Quote:"Unfortunately, the 60 x 100 foot metal structure was a complete loss. Contents included a boat, an RV, a Harley Davidson bike, five cars and a 'New Look Hair Design' salon, according to IFD. Battalion Chief Rob Aldrich says the fire caused an estimated $1 million in damage."
2019-01-01 - Boat explodes in coastal Karuah (Australia), 1 injured:
http://www.theherald.com.au/story/5833731/man-53-taken-to-hospital-after-explosion-on-boat-at-karuah/
http://www.portstephensexaminer.com.au/story/5834187/man-53-burned-after-boat-engine-explodes-at-karuah/
http://au.news.yahoo.com/man-hurt-explosion-nsw-caravan-park-033934977--spt.html
