2019 - Boat Fires

Boats And Ships Burned In 2018: 302

2019-03-31 - Ferry ship 'European Causeway' bursts into flame in coastal Larne (Ireland):
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/European-Causeway-9208394.html
http://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2019/25729/ferry-european-causeway-fire/
http://www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/firefighters-scene-ship-fire-larne-16056175
http://www.goqradio.com/news/q-radio-local-news/ferry-engine-room-catches-fire-at-larne-harbour/
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/passengers-evacuated-after-po-ferry-blaze-in-larne-37969281.html
http://www.irishnews.com/news/2019/04/01/news/larne-harbour-ferry-fire-just-months-after-lorries-topple-on-same-ship-1587267/
http://news.causewaycoastcommunity.co.uk/local-news/emergency-services-in-attendance-at-larne-harbour/

Quote:"Fire crews arrived at Larne harbour to a ship fire on board the P&O European Causeway ferry. Three crews from Larne, Belfast and Ballyclare were in attendance. A spokesperson for NI Fire and Rescue said that it started in the engine room."

2019-03-31 - Boat bursts into flame while parked at home in Rochester (New York):
http://www.rochesterfirst.com/news/local-news/boat-catches-fire-in-the-city/1891183717

Quote:"Firefighters responded to a home on Sixth Street this afternoon for a report of a boat on fire. The boat was parked in a driveway, next to a garage. When fire crews arrived it was heavily involved."

2019-03-30 - Boat bursts into flame on Lake Lanier near marina in Hall County (Georgia):
http://accesswdun.com/article/2019/3/779599/3-escape-injury-after-boat-catches-fire-in-south-hall

2019-03-29 - Boat, pickup truck and shop go up in flames in Bowie (Texas):
http://bowienewsonline.com/2019/03/shop-truck-fire-damages-structure/

Quote:"The pickup, boat and building were heavily damaged."

2019-03-29 - Boat and pallets go up in flames near homes in Ross-on-Wye (Britain):
http://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/gloucester-news/boat-fire-sends-flames-thick-2698050

2019-03-28 - Nearly 30 boats destroyed by fire at boatyard in Hal Farrug on the island of Malta, 1 injured:
http://theworldnews.net/mt-news/updated-man-seriously-injured-in-boatyard-fire-at-hal-farrug
http://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/national/93945/fire_at_hal_farrug_sends_black_clouds_over_airport_runway
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20190328/local/fire-fighters-battle-big-blaze-at-hal-farrug.705802
http://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2019-03-28/local-news/Man-grievously-injured-as-boat-catches-fire-in-Hal-Farrug-garage-6736205824
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFpDo2wvbMg

Quote:"The fire is understood to have destroyed almost 30 boats, with damages running into thousands of euros."

2019-03-27 - Boat, car and 5 homes destroyed by fire at 11:49 PM in Thermal (California):
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2019/03/28/small-brush-fire-5-homes-destroyed-thermal/
http://www.kesq.com/news/vegetation-fire-in-thermal/1063431023

Quote:"The fire — which spread to both sides of Avenue 70 — destroyed five homes, a boat and a car, according to the Riverside County Fire Department."

2019-03-37 - Boat, four-wheeler and shed destroyed by fire in St. Amant (Louisiana), nobody there:
http://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/article_e26e8058-5153-11e9-b37a-2bc26b7432eb.html

Quote:"A backyard workshop containing a fueled-up boat and four-wheeler and numerous bottles of flammable gas used for welding caught fire and was destroyed Wednesday night in southeastern Ascension Parish, firefighters said Thursday."

2019-03-27 - Tour boat bursts into flame on the Arakawa River in coastal Tokyo (Japan):
http://english.kyodonews.net/news/2019/03/d15c64d2bd2e-entertainment-tour-boat-burned-on-tokyo-river-while-not-in-business.html

Quote:"A 'yakatabune' entertainment tour houseboat was gutted by fire on a Tokyo river Wednesday while it was not in business, police and firefighters said, adding none of the crew sustained serious injuries."

2019-03-26 - Cargo ship 'Burns Harbor' bursts into flame on Lake Michigan near Sturgeon Bay (Wisconsin):
http://doorcountydailynews.com/news/431915
http://www.wdor.com/news/news-ticker/burns-harbor-towed-back-to-bay-ship-shortly-after-leaving/

Quote:"A ship that was headed out from the Sturgeon Bay canal Tuesday morning was towed back to Bay Shipbuilding after a fire broke out on the bow. The Burns Harbor, a 1000-foot freighter that was built in 1980 at Bay Shipbuilding, returned to the yard’s docks about 12:30 Tuesday afternoon after the Sturgeon Bay Fire Department and the United States Coast Guard assisted the ship’s crew in putting out the fire."

2019-03-26 - Yacht busts into flame at marina in coastal Dubai (UAE):
http://gulfnews.com/uae/fire-guts-yacht-in-dubai-marina-1.1553601176181
http://www.thenational.ae/uae/boat-spotted-in-flames-in-dubai-marina-1.841571
http://menafn.com/1098305449/Boat-gutted-in-Dubai-Marina-fire-situation-under-control
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/nation/dubai/photos-boat-in-dubai-marina-catches-fire-firefighters-rush-to-the-spot
http://www.themercury.com.au/news/national/fire-destroys-yacht-at-dubai-marina/video/2336480e6a5bf4f6857769f2918f9ff3
http://www.hit967.ae/news/local-news/fire-breaks-out-on-yacht-in-dubai-marina/
http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/video/fire-destroys-yacht-dubai-marina-181048014.html

2019-03-25 - Ferry ship 'KM Awu' bursts into flame while docked in coastal Semarang (Indonesia), nobody aboard:
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Km.awu-8915653.html
http://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2019/25661/passenger-ro-ro-ship-fire-indonesia/
http://maritimebulletin.net/2019/03/25/passenger-ro-ro-ship-on-fire-indonesia/
http://www.tribunnews.com/regional/2019/03/25/km-awu-terbakar-di-pelabuhan-tanjung-emas-semarang-diduga-ini-penyebabnya

Quote:"The KM 'Awu' caught fire in the evening of March 25, 2019, at the Janata Marina Indah (JMI) Shipyard Unit 1 in the Tanjung Emas Port Area, Semarang. There were no people on board at the time the fire started and no works under way. The ship was unlit. The fire suddenly emerged from the captain's cabin on the sixth deck, spread around and engulfed the bridge."

2019-03-25 - Cargo ship 'Mystic' damaged by fire at 4 AM off the coast of Malaysia:
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Mystic-9421831.html

Quote:"On March 24, 2019, at 4 a.m. a fire broke out in the accommodation area of the 'Mystic' while proceeding off Malaysia in position 03 04 N, 105 02 E. Around 6 a.m. the master of the vessel reported to the Singapore MRCC that the fire had been extinguished and the bulkcarrier would continue its voyage in due course."

2019-03-25 - Boat, pickup truck and shed destroyed by fire at home in coastal Mt. Pleasant (South Carolina), nobody there:
http://www.counton2.com/news/local-news/emergency-crews-respond-to-structure-fire-involving-a-shed-boat-and-a-car/1875971264
http://abcnews4.com/news/local/awendaw-mcclellanville-firefighters-put-out-structure-fire-on-n-hwy-17-in-mt-pleasant
http://www.live5news.com/2019/03/25/firefighters-respond-structure-fire-involving-truck-boat/
http://twitter.com/AMCFD/status/1110178413497802753/photo/1

Quote:"Officials stated that the structure fire involved a shed, boat, and a car."

2019-03-25 - Yacht bursts into flame in the water just after 4 AM in coastal Portsmouth (Britain):
http://www.uknip.co.uk/2019/03/emergency-services-called-to-fireball-yacht/

Quote:"Emergency services were called early this this morning to Ferry Road in Portsmouth. The early morning call was over seen by the UK coastguard after a 25 foot yacht burst into flame and turned into a fireball whilst afloat in the water. Fire crews stationed at Southsea from Hampshire fire and rescue, Portsmouth RNLI lifeboat and the Portsmouth coastguard team were all scrambled to the incident just after 4am on Monday morning."

2019-03-24 - Ship operators raise alarms over spate of ship fires:
http://gizmodo.com/report-string-of-massive-blazes-at-sea-worrying-shippi-1833527799
http://www.wsj.com/articles/ship-operators-raise-alarms-over-string-of-vessel-fires-11553425201
http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2019/03/report-string-of-massive-blazes-at-sea-worrying-shipping-industry/
http://en.brinkwire.com/news/report-string-of-massive-blazes-at-sea-worrying-shipping-industry/

Quote:"The international shipping industry is wrestling with a spate of fires aboard vessels at sea in recent months that have crippled several big cargo ships, killed a number of seafarers and cost companies and their customers hundreds of millions of dollars in damages."

2019-03-24 - Fishing boat explodes into flame near coastal Barat Muka Head (Malaysia), 1 killed:
http://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2019/03/24/one-dead-two-rescued-after-engine-room-explosion/
http://www.bernama.com/state-news/berita.php?id=1708796
http://www.facebook.com/TheStarOnline/posts/the-victims-were-rescued-by-the-johor-malaysian-maritime-enforcement-agency-km-s/10155575878862255/

Quote:"An Indonesian fisherman was killed, while two of his compatriots were rescued after an engine room explosion occurred about 7 nautical miles from Barat Muka Head, near here on Sunday (March 24)."

2019-03-24 - Boat bursts into flame, burns and sinks, on Dogwood Lake at Glendale Fish and Wildlife Area (Indiana):
http://www.wbiw.com/local/archive/2019/03/boat-catches-fire-sinks-at-glendale-fish-wildlife-area.php

Quote:"At 2:22 p.m., Friday Daviess County Sheriff's Department deputies responded to a call from a man who said he had a fire on his boat and it had sunk at Glendale Fish & Wildlife Area. The two men on the boat managed to swim to a wooden boat dock in the middle of the lake close to the main boat dock."

2018-03-24 - Boat bursts into flame at marina in coastal Fremantle (Australia):
http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/fremantle/fire-engulfs-boat-at-fremantle-harbour-ng-b881146641z
http://thewest.com.au/news/fremantle/fire-engulfs-boat-at-fremantle-harbour-ng-b881146664z
http://www.communitynews.com.au/fremantle-gazette/news/40-foot-boat-on-fire-at-fremantle-sailing-club/
http://pressfrom.info/au/news/australia/-113735-fremantle-boat-fire-threatens-nearby-vessels-as-crews-battle-blaze.html
http://www.onenewspage.com/n/Front+Page/1zkh09g42c/Fremantle-boat-fire-threatens-nearby-vessels-as-crews.htm
http://theworldnews.net/au-news/fremantle-boat-fire-threatens-nearby-vessels-as-crews-battle-blaze

2019-03-23 - Boat bursts into flame off coastal Moturekareka Island (New Zealand):
http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/111512794/boat-sinks-off-kawau-island-after-fire-two-onboard-believed-to-have-escaped

2019-03-22 - Boat bursts into flame at wharf in coastal Portland (Maine), 2 dogs killed:
http://wgme.com/news/local/two-dogs-die-in-portland-boat-fire
http://bangordailynews.com/2019/03/23/news/portland/2-dogs-die-in-portland-boat-fire/
http://twitter.com/PolicePortland/status/1109260101947457536
http://newstral.com/en/article/en/1122444263/2-dogs-die-in-portland-boat-fire

2019-03-21 - Yacht bursts into flame in coastal Dubai (UAE):
http://gulftoday.ae/news/2019/03/22/dubai-civil-defence-controls---yacht-fire
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/nation/emergencies/breaking-fire-erupts-in-dubai-creek-area-1
http://gulfnews.com/uae/watch-dhow-fire-in-deira-darkens-the-skies-of-dubai-1.1553263992774
http://www.emiratesnews247.com/daytime-dhow-fire-brings-night-sky-over-dubai-creek/
http://www.thenational.ae/uae/dubai-creek-boat-fire-sends-smoke-billowing-across-the-city-1.840281
http://menafn.com/1098292508/Dhow-goes-up-in-flames-at-Dubai-Creek

2019-03-20 - Tanker ship 'Taehwa 1HO' damaged by deadly fire at 5:40 AM off the coast of South Korea, 2 killed, 1 injured:
http://www.maritime-executive.com/article/tanker-fire-kills-two-off-south-korea
http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/273474/tanker-fire-takes-lives-of-two-seafarers-off-south-korea/
http://www.northkoreatimes.com/news/260034079/south-korea-2-killed-1-injured-in-oil-tanker-fire
http://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2019/25569/korean-tanker-fire-2-dead/
http://maritimebulletin.net/2019/03/20/korean-tanker-fire-2-dead/
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Taehwa1ho-I335920.html
http://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20190320005700315

Quote:"Two sailors were killed and another injured after a fire broke out on an oil tanker off the southern coast of South Korea on Wednesday, rescue officials said. The 494-ton ship caught fire at about 5:40 a.m. in the waters about 5 kilometers off Odong islet in South Jeolla Province, some 322 kilometers south of Seoul, according to the Coast Guard."

2019-03-19 - Mini-submarine hit by fire, fills with smoke, makes emergency ascent, in the Indian Ocean off Aldabra Island (Seychelles):
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/nekton-mission-submarine-fire-seychelles-climate-change-a8830251.html
http://weather.com/news/trending/video/submarine-forced-to-make-emergency-ascent-from-indian-ocean-after-fire
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/crew-make-emergency-ascent-after-fire-on-british-research-submarine/ar-BBUY92q
http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/world/crew-makes-emergency-ascent-in-indian-ocean-as-sub-fills-with-smoke-911939.html
http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/world/2019/03/19/seychelles-indian-ocean-smoke-emergency/39223359/

Quote:"The Nekton Mission said it was looking into the cause of an electrical fire but the team was expected to be back in the water on Wednesday."

Quote:"The British scientist and American pilot on board were safely rescued from the vessel and are recovering on its mother ship off the Seychelles, where they are investigating climate change."

2019-03-19 - Tanker ship 'NS Point' explodes into flame shortly after 5 AM near the coast of Latvia:
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Ns-Point-9329655.html
http://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2019/25561/scf-tanker-explosion-fire-reportedly-nothing-serio/

Quote:"On March 19, 2019, short past 5 a.m. a fire broke out aboard the 'NS Point' following an explosion in the engine room. The tanker was enroute from Primorsk to Vysotsk."

2019-03-19 - Fishing ship 'Scan Tank' damaged by fire in coastal Rørvik (Norway):
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Scan-Tank-I1588880.html
http://salmonbusiness.com/fish-silage-cargo-vessel-scan-tank-catches-fire-off-the-coast/

Quote:"The 'Scan Tank' caught fire with a crew of four on board at the Marøy Marina in Rørvik, Trøndelag, on March 19, 2019, at 5.50 p.m. The ship was in for maintenance. The fire was quickly put under control. Everyone was safe and checked by health authorities."

2019-03-18 - Fishing ship 'Lubbetje' bursts into flame while docked at terminal in coastal Port Elizabeth (South Africa):
http://www.heraldlive.co.za/news/2019-03-18-fire-breaks-out-on-vessel-in-nmb-harbour/
http://www.pressreader.com/south-africa/the-herald-south-africa/20190318/281496457614066
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_J0mCWpZyDc

Quote:"There were dramatic scenes in the Port Elizabeth harbour on Sunday morning when a fire broke out aboard a large fishing vessel berthed near the bulk manganese ore terminal, opposite a massive fuel tank farm in the harbour precinct. The interior of the 39m green-and-white South African-flagged Lubbetje, which is classed as an offshore support vessel, caught fire shortly before 10am in the western corner of the harbour."

2019-03-18 - Boat, tractor (bulldozer) and barn destroyed by fire in Queensbury (New York):
http://poststar.com/news/local/barn-contents-destroyed-by-fire-in-queensbury/article_579a9258-76fe-5b8a-b1b4-d134a915b764.html

Quote:"No injuries were reported, but Dave Matteson, a friend of the property’s owner, said the barn on Hudson View Lane contained an antique car as well as a boat, bulldozer, appliances and construction materials that included flooring, lights and lumber."

2019-03-17 - Three boats and 10 storage units destroyed by fire at marina on the Little River in Cedar Bluff (Alabama):
http://www.weisradio.com/several-storage-units-damaged-by-fire-at-the-little-river-marina-on-saturday-night/

Quote:"Several storage units at the Little River Marina Boat Storage facility in Cedar Bluff were damaged by fire overnight on Saturday. We spoke to Little River Marina Owner Bill Hamlin on Sunday morning and he told us that there were a total of 10 units, 3 boats and numerous items of personal property that was destroyed in the fire. Hamlin said that it appears a boat caught on fire, which started the blaze."

2019-03-16 - Fishing ship 'Challenger' bursts into flame while docked in Squalicum Harbor in coastal Bellingham (Washington):
http://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/local/article228039554.html
http://www.bellinghamherald.com/latest-news/article228042619.html
http://kgmi.com/news/007700-fire-engulfs-fishing-boat-at-squalicum-harbor/
http://kpug1170.com/news/007700-fire-engulfs-fishing-boat-at-squalicum-harbor/

2019-03-16 - Boat bursts into flame on the Hastings River near coastal Port Macquarie (Australia):
http://www.portnews.com.au/story/5957820/boat-fire-and-sinking-vessel-keep-marine-rescue-on-their-toes/

Quote:"A boat on fire in the Hastings River and a sinking boat off Plomer kept volunteers with Marine Rescue Port Macquarie very busy on March 16. Around 8 am on Saturday, an emergency call was placed to the first responders on the water to help a boat on the Hastings River which was on fire. As two Marine Rescue vessels were dealing with that situation a second emergency call out was received from a boat which was sinking off Plomer, said unit commander, Greg Davies."

2019-03-15 - Research ship 'Sagar Sampada' bursts into flame in the Arabian Sea off the coast of India:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VIV-20190317-67077-IND
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Sagar-Sampada-8300080.html
http://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2019/25529/indian-research-vessel-fire-arabian-sea/
http://tehelka.com/karnataka-coast-guard-ships-douse-major-fire-on-ship/
http://maritimebulletin.net/2019/03/16/indian-research-vessel-fire-arabian-sea/
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/fire-in-ocean-research-vessel-no-injuries/article26552628.ece
http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/coast-guard-ships-douse-major-fire-on-research-vessel-119031600131_1.html
http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/mangaluru-mangalore-karnataka-coast-guard-puts-out-major-fire-on-ship-off-karnataka-rescues-30-2008417
http://www.thenewsminute.com/article/ship-catches-fire-mangaluru-coast-46-people-onboard-rescued-98417
http://www.mid-day.com/articles/ocean-vessel-sagar-sampada-catches-fire-with-30-crew-members-on-board/20576185

Quote:"Indian research vessel SAGAR SAMPADA, engaged in research works, caught fire at night Mar 15 off Mangalore, Western India, Arabian sea, with 36 crew and 16 scientists on board. Two ships of Indian Coast Guard , SUJAY and VIKRAM, were deployed, and reportedly, fire was extinguished. It was said, that vessel was to be towed to Mangalore, and crew and scientists were safe."

2019-03-15 - Ship 'Sea Queen' bursts into flame near the island of Kulhudhuffushi (Maldive Islands):
http://oneonline.mv/en/7036

Quote:"A fire incident has taken place on board the vessel Sea Queen operated out of Haa Dhaalu Kulhudhuffushi. Information Officer of MNDF, Ibrahim Azim, said that the fire on board the vessel was reported around 12:28 p.m."

2019-03-14 - US Navy minesweeper ship 'USS Devastator' bursts into flame while docked at base in coastal Bahrain:
http://www.maritime-executive.com/article/fire-breaks-out-aboard-u-s-navy-minesweeper-in-bahrain
http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=108927

Quote:"Last night, a fire broke out aboard the mine countermeasures ship USS Devastator while the ship was pierside at the U.S. Navy base in Bahrain. The fire broke out at about 2000 hours, and sailors aboard the Devastator, USS Sentry, USS Gladiator, USS Dextrous, and USS Whirlwind, as well as the NSA Bahrain Fire Department, responded to the scene. The ship declared the fire out at approximately 2100 hours, and sailors continued to cool hot spots to prevent a reflash."

2019-03-14 - Pipe-laying ship 'Ocean Constructor' bursts into flame in the Gulf of Mexico:
http://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2019/25525/pipe-laying-ship-fire-gulf-mexico/
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Ocean-Constructor-7814424.html
http://tribunacampeche.com/carmen/2019/03/14/arde-embarcacion-ocean-constructor/
http://www.novedadescampeche.com.mx/estado/carmen/barco-petrolero-se-incendia-en-altamar/
http://www.maritimeherald.com/2019/oil-tanker-catches-fire-at-sea/

Quote:"Pipe laying ship OCEAN CONSTRUCTOR suffered fire in engine room in the morning Mar 13 in Gulf of Mexico, while laying pipe line at Ku-Maloob-Zaap oil field, Mexico. There were 181 people on board, including construction personnel and 25 crew. All personnel was evacuated in some 4 hours, no casualties, no injures reported."

2019-03-14 - Fishing ship 'He Jhen Hi' bursts into flame at 2:30 AM in coastal Port-Louis (France), crew abandons ship:
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/He-Jhen-Yi-I2136029.html
http://www.zinfos-moris.com/Un-bateau-taiwanais-en-feu-au-large-de-Port-Louis_a5049.html
http://ionnews.mu/en-feu-au-large-de-port-louis-50-000-litres-de-fioul-pompes-du-hejhenyi-14032019/
http://topfmradio.com/media-center/news/incendie-sur-le-he-jhen-yi-le-feu-eclate-sur-le-bateau-alors-quil-etait-dans-le-port
http://www.afropages.fr/presse-afrique/le-mauricien/le-port-un-bateau-tawanais-en-feu-ce-matin
http://www.lexpress.mu/node/349204

Quote:"On March 14, 2019, the 'He Jhen Hi' caught fire at quay 3 in Port-Louis. 50 tons fuel oil were pumped from the ship after the fire broke out around 2.30 a.m. The operation continued to remove 30 tons of fuel remaining, the vessel having been refueled before its scheduled departure this day. The tugs of the Mauritius Port Authority then pulled it to Bain des Dames at Sable Noir, where it was still burning. The decision was made to allow the fire to burn out. The 13 crew members were able to leave the ship in time and were safe and sound."

2019-03-13 - Boat bursts into flame while parked on trailer at home on Millstone Road in coastal Brewster (Massachusetts):
http://www.capecod.com/cape-wide-news/breaking-boat-reported-on-fire-next-to-house-on-millstone-road-in-brewster/
http://www.capecodtimes.com/news/20190313/brewster-boat-fire-draws-multiple-departments
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZkcIOxfmhI

2019-03-13 - Boat bursts into flame in canal in coastal Englewood (Florida):
http://www.mysuncoast.com/2019/03/13/firefighters-respond-sailboat-fire-canal-englewood/

2019-03-12 - Yacht 'The Last Hurrah' bursts into flame at 3:30 AM while docked on coastal Shelter Island in San Diego (California), nobody aboard:
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Fire-Ignites-on-50-Foot-Boat-Near-Kona-Kai-Resort-507029041.html
http://timesofsandiego.com/crime/2019/03/12/fire-damages-50-foot-boat-docked-near-kona-kai-resort-on-shelter-island/
http://www.cbs8.com/story/40112787/fire-damages-50-foot-boat-docked-near-kona-kai-resort-on-shelter-island
http://www.10news.com/news/local-news/fire-damages-boat-docked-on-shelter-island-031219
http://sandiegoinformer.com/223805/fire-ignites-on-50-foot-boat-near-kona-kai-resort/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJdf3Eust68

Quote:"Firefighters quickly knocked down a blaze aboard a boat near the Kona Kai Resort on Shelter Island Tuesday.  The fire sparked on the empty 50- to 60-foot vessel called 'The Last Hurrah' docked in the Kona Marina for unknown reasons at about 3:30 a.m., fire officials said."

2019-03-11 - Container ship 'Grande America' bursts into flame southwest of coastal Pointe de Penmarc'h (France), crew evacuated, ships capsizes and sinks:
http://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2019/25489/grande-america-capsized-sank-bay-biscay/
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VI-20190311-66984-OTH
http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/273008/fire-stricken-grande-america-sinks-off-france/
http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/272880/italian-conro-ship-catches-fire-off-france-27-people-evacuated/
http://www.meretmarine.com/fr/content/en-feu-le-porte-conteneurs-roulier-grande-america-evacue-au-large-de-la-bretagne
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/article-6796759/Navy-vessel-saves-27-people-container-ship-goes-flames.html
http://maritimebulletin.net/2019/03/11/grimaldis-ro-ro-ship-on-fire-abandoned-27-crew-rescued/
http://www.forces.net/services/navy/hms-argyll-saves-27-sailors-burning-ship-french-coast
http://theloadstar.com/another-box-ship-crew-forced-to-abandon-ship-as-containers-catch-fire/
http://gcaptain.com/burning-conro-grande-america-sinks-in-bay-of-biscay/
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Grande-America-9130937.html

Quote:"Twenty-seven people have been evacuated from a fire-stricken Italy-flagged roll-on/roll-off container (ConRo) vessel in the Bay of Biscay off the French coast, Maritime Prefecture of Atlantic said. The 56,642 gross ton Grande America caught fire some 263 kilometers southwest of the Pointe de Penmarc’h, south Finistère, on March 10, 2019."

Quote:"Starboard list was steadily growing, exact cause yet unknown – salvors were trying to dose fire with a lot of water, but yet, hardly enough to capsize the ship. Most probably, water ingress developed, through burned through platings, or damaged valves."

Quote:"There have been a number of major container fires in the past year, including the 15,262 teu Maersk Honam on 6 March last year, the 7,500 teu Yantian Express on 10 January this year and the 9,200 teu APL Vancouver on 31 January."

2019-03-11 - Work boats, semi tractor, semi trailers and building destroyed by fire at floating dock business in Clark Township (Michigan):
http://upnorthlive.com/news/local/storage-building-fire-in-mackinac-county-rekindles
http://www.9and10news.com/2019/03/11/mackinac-co-storage-building-destroyed-in-fire/
http://upnorthlive.com/news/local/crews-battle-large-storage-building-fire

Quote: "Honilla said there were stacks of lumber, wood decking, a semi tractor, trailers, work boats and tools inside the building at the time of the fire."

2019-03-11 - Fishing ship 'KM Riki Baru' bursts into flame near coastal Peniki Island (Indonesia), 3+ killed:
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2019/03/12/survivors-of-blazing-ship-floated-in-sea-for-hours.html
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2019/03/12/fishing-boat-catches-fire-in-thousand-islands-kills-one.html

Quote:"The Search and Rescue Team found three dead bodies on boat. They are still searching for one crew member who is still missing."

2019-03-11 - Fishing ship bursts into flame in coastal Muara Angke (Indonesia):
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2019/03/11/fishing-vessel-catches-fire-in-muara-angke.html

2019-03-10 - Boat bursts into flame near the mouth of the Waini River off the coast of Guyana, 2 killed, 1 injured:
http://www.stlucianewsonline.com/guyana-at-least-two-killed-in-boat-explosion/
http://demerarawaves.com/2019/03/10/body-of-venezuelan-man-found-after-passenger-boat-fire-off-waini-river-mouth/
http://www.stabroeknews.com/2019/news/guyana/03/11/venezuelan-dies-in-waini-river-boat-explosion/
http://guyanainquirer.com/breaking-speedboat-with-20-passengers-caught-afire-off-waini-river-mouth/
http://www.kaieteurnewsonline.com/2019/03/11/passenger-boat-en-route-from-venezuela-explodes-one-dead-captain-and-others-missing/
http://guyanachronicle.com/2019/03/10/breaking-guyana-bound-venezuelan-passenger-boat-explodes-off-waini-coast

Quote:"Hours after a boat with 20 persons aboard caught afire off the mouth of the Waini River, the body of a Venezuelan man washed up on Shell Beach, sources said. The man’s name has been given as Antonio Ramon Wells. Police have already confirmed that a woman, with second degree burns, was rushed to the Mabaruma Hospital. She was due to be the air-dashed to the Georgetown Public Hospital for specialised treatment and care at the Burns Unit. The Guyana Police Force’s Interior Commander, Kevin Adonis earlier Sunday said police were responding to reports that flames engulfed a passenger boat about 10 miles from the mouth of the Waini River. The boat was ferrying passengers from Venezuela to Pomeroon in Guyana when the craft caught afire."

Quote:"Reports indicate that the elderly, Mrs. Archer lives in Venezuela and was travelling with her husband, Carl Archer, who is blind, when the mishap occurred. She has reportedly said she was holding onto her husband, but was forced to release him. Her last sight of her spouse was seeing 'his head on fire.'"

2019-03-10 - Boat bursts into flame while docked near Shelter Island in coastal San Diego (California), nobody aboard:
http://www.kusi.com/boat-fire-near-shelter-island/
http://fox5sandiego.com/2019/03/10/fire-damages-boat-at-shelter-island/
http://timesofsandiego.com/crime/2019/03/10/fire-breaks-out-on-boat-docked-in-san-diego-harbor/
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/boat-fire-black-smoke-shelter-island-uscg-sdfd-sdpd-harbor-police-506959001.html
http://www.10news.com/news/local-news/san-diego-sailing-family-loses-boat-home-in-fire
http://snewsi.com/id/19187823160/Boat-Fire-near-Shelter-Island
http://www.facebook.com/ABC10News/posts/2624864724222660

2019-03-10 - Boat, vehicles and 3 RV trailers destroyed by fire at 11:17 PM on the shore of Lake Blackshear (Georgia):
http://wfxl.com/news/local/trailers-destroyed-in-lake-blackshear-mobile-home-fire
http://www.walb.com/2019/03/10/crews-responds-lake-blackshear-rv-fires/
http://wgxa.tv/news/local/trailer-goes-up-in-flames-at-georgias-lake-blackshear

Quote:"The fire quickly spread to two adjacent trailers but was contained before spreading to others nearby. Two vehicles and a boat were also destroyed in the blaze."

2019-03-09 - Yacht bursts into flame while docked at Discovery Harbour Marina in coastal Campbells River (Canada):
http://www.mycomoxvalleynow.com/51101/fire-department-responds-to-fire-at-discovery-harbour-marina-no-injuries/

2019-03-09 - Boat bursts into flame at Blowering Dam (Australia), 3 injured:
http://www.dailyadvertiser.com.au/story/5945771/three-people-burned-in-boat-fire-at-blowering-dam/
http://www.facebook.com/JuneeThumbsUpThumbsDown/posts/2226091394386120

Quote:"Three young people have been burned, two of them seriously, after a boat fire at Blowering Dam on Saturday."

2019-03-09 - Canal barge bursts into flame at Pitstone Marina on the Grand Union Canal in Pitstone (Britain):
http://bucksfire.gov.uk/latest-incidents/

Quote:"Saturday 9 March, 4.34pm Fire in canal barge, Pitstone Marina, Cheddington Road, Pitstone. Two appliances and crews from Aylesbury, the Water Rescue Unit from Newport Pagnell and an officer attended. Firefighters used one hose reel, two sets of breathing apparatus, a toolkit and a thermal imaging camera."

2019-03-08 - Barge bursts into flame near coastal Mayport (Florida):
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/article/news/local/coast-guard-launches-investigation-after-barge-fire-near-mayport/77-816648e0-441c-4ed6-ab9f-3224d48c01ed
http://twitter.com/JFRDJAX/status/1104112977974882304

2019-03-08 - Boat and barn destroyed by fire in Woodbury (Minnesota):
http://www.woodburybulletin.com/news/fires/4582364-barn-boat-catch-fire-woodbury

Quote:"A barn that caught fire Friday morning in Woodbury is a total loss, Police Commander John Altman said. The cause of the fire is unknown and no one was hurt. A boat parked near the barn was also a total loss."

2019-03-07 - Boatstaurant destroyed by fire on the Nile River in Cairo (Egypt):
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-03/08/c_137876822_2.htm

Quote:"An ambulance is seen near the scene of a cruise fire on the Nile River in Cairo, Egypt, March 7, 2019. A massive fire engulfed a cruising restaurant overlooking the Nile River on Thursday evening in Maadi district in the Egyptian capital Cairo..."

2019-03-07 - Several boats destroyed by fire at the Grand Mariner Marina in coastal Mobile (Alabama):
http://mynbc15.com/news/local/mobile-fire-units-working-large-marina-fire-on-dog-river
http://www.al.com/news/mobile/2019/03/mobile-firefighters-battle-blaze-after-marina-explosion.html
http://www.wkrg.com/news/mobile-county/large-fire-at-the-grand-mariner-marina-in-mobile/1833819543
http://www.fox10tv.com/news/several-boats-damaged-in-fire-at-marina-on-dog-river/article_618e8968-411f-11e9-aaf8-3b40fcb398cb.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wX3-LRg4y8I

Quote:"Three or four boats caught fire and at least one houseboat was a total loss, according to Firefighters."

2019-03-07 - Boats, classic cars, pickup trucks, excavation business and classic car business go up in flames in Poughkeepsie (New York):
http://www.midhudsonnews.com/News/2019/March/07/Gleason_fire-07Mar19.htm
http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/story/news/local/2019/03/07/fire-thomas-gleason-poughkeepsie/1089756001/
http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/story/news/local/2019/03/07/blaze-destroys-poughkeepsie-thomas-gleason-company-headquarters/3090319002/
http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/picture-gallery/news/local/2019/03/07/blaze-destroys-poughkeepsie-excavation-company-headquarters/3091662002/
http://westchester.news12.com/story/40089328/commercial-building-fire-destroys-heavy-machinery-boats-in-poughkeepsie

Quote:"In addition to the excavating company, the building also housed a small auto-repair business and was being used for boat storage."

Quote:"In the building, there was a '55 Chevy, '56 Chevy, '58 Chevy and a couple old Chevy trucks along with a lot of parts."

2019-03-06 - Survey ship 'Lia' bursts into flame near coastal Filey Brigg (Britain):
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Lia-I284299.html
http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/filey-lifeboat-rescue-five-people-from-boat-with-engine-room-fire-1-9632072

Quote:"The Filey RNLI and a rescue helicopter have responded to a mayday call from the 'Lia' on March 5, 2019, just before 7 p.m. about two miles north of Filey Brigg. The survey vessel had to declare a major emergency after an engine room fire. Within a short time, the ALB had arrived, and it was decided that five people from the survey team should be evacuated from the ship to the lifeboat whilst two crew members should remain on board."

2019-03-05 - Tanker ship 'Seacod' damaged by fire near coastal Antwerp (Belgium):
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Seacod-9352315.html

Quote: The 'Seacod', coming from Ust-Luga, suffered a small fire in the engine room on March 4, 2019, at 6 p.m. The tanker was assisted by two tugs for entering the Zandvliet lock in Antwerp at 6.30 p.m. The ship berthed in the Canal Dock B3 at 9 p.m."

2019-03-05 - Boat, five cars and home destroyed by fire at Cedar Creek in Logan (Australia):
http://www.river949.com.au/news/local-news/96479-fire-destroys-home-cars-boat-at-cedar-creek

Quote:"A massive fire has destroyed a house, five cars and a boat at Cedar Creek in Logan this afternoon."

2019-03-04 - Cargo ship 'Nova' bursts into flame while drydocked in coastal Meppel (Netherlands):
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Nova-I326391.html
http://www.meppelercourant.nl/nieuws/meppel/995483/brand-in-machinekamer-van-schip.html

Quote:"In the afternoon of March 1, 2019, the fire brigade of Meppel was alerted after a fire broke out in the engine room of the 'Nova', 1267 ts (EU-No.: 02322631), which was drydocked at a local shipyard. The fire brigade extinguished the fire, which had caused a considerable smoke development. The cause of the fire was unknown and no information was available about the extent of the damage."

2019-03-04 - Boat bursts into flame while moored in Moscow (Russia):
http://www.tellerreport.com/news/--moored-boat-caught-fire-in-the-south-of-moscow-.S1xjuAXY84.html

Quote:"The moored boat caught fire in the south of Moscow, the press service of the capital board of the Emergencies Ministry reports."

2019-03-03 - Boat, truck, excavating equipment and barn destroyed by huge fire at 12:30 AM on Ridge Road in Cazenovia (New York), goats killed:
http://cnycentral.com/news/local/cazenovia-fire-claims-lives-of-several-goats-barn-total-loss
http://cnycentral.com/news/local/cazenovia-barn-destroyed-in-fire
http://www.syracuse.com/crime/2019/03/animals-die-in-cazenovia-barn-fire.html

Quote:"The fire also burned Doug’s truck, and his large boat-as well as his equipment for his excavating business."

2019-03-02 - Boat and boathouse destroyed by fire at Cedar Grove Marina in coastal North Saanich (Canada):
http://www.victoriabuzz.com/2019/03/fire-engulfs-boathouse-near-swartz-bay-ferry-terminal/
http://www.timescolonist.com/news/local/firefighters-extinguish-boat-fire-at-marina-near-swartz-bay-1.23650900
http://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/boathouse-26-foot-vessel-destroyed-in-fire-at-sidney-marina-1.4319065
http://danilfineman.com/firefighters-extinguish-boat-and-boathouse-fire-in-north-saanich/

2019-03-01 - Boat bursts into flame at 2:13 AM on South 5th Street in Springfield (Illinois):
http://newschannel20.com/news/local/boat-catches-fire-on-lawrence-in-springfield
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/boat-catches-fire-on-lawrence-in-springfield

2019-02-28 - Icebreaker ship 'Polar Star' damaged by fire north of Antarctica:
http://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2019/02/28/coast-guards-last-heavy-icebreaker-caught-on-fire-during-south-pole-mission/
http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/272388/the-united-states-only-heavy-icebreaker-catches-fire-off-antarctica/
http://www.workboat.com/news/government/icebreaker-crew-faced-shipboard-fire-breakdowns-on-antarctica-mission/
http://www.marinelog.com/news/uscg-releases-photos-of-fire-aboard-icebreaker-polar-star/
http://www.maritime-executive.com/article/fire-breaks-out-on-polar-star

2019-02-28 - Boats, food truck, RV, cars, snowmobiles and business destroyed by fire at midnight in Marquette (Michigan):
http://www.uppermichiganssource.com/content/news/Warehouse-bursts-into-flames-in-city-of-Marquette-506479001.html

Quote:"A major fire burned through the night. Marquette city firefighters say they were called to the corner of Presque Isle Avenue and Hawley Street around midnight, for the report of a vehicle on fire in a garage. No one was injured but the fire destroyed a small business and more. The buildings held things like vintage cars, snowmobiles, boats, an RV, and Marquette’s Superior Mobile Koney food truck."

2019-02-27 - Cargo ship 'Hala B' heavily damaged by fire in coastal Chioggia (Italy):
http://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2019/25333/cargo-ship-major-fire-chioggia-italy/
http://maritimebulletin.net/2019/02/27/cargo-ship-major-fire-chioggia-italy/
http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/272218/crew-evacuated-from-burning-ship-off-chioggia-italy/
http://safety4sea.com/crew-evacuated-from-burning-ship-off-chioggia-italy/
http://shipsandports.com.ng/18-sailors-evacuated-burning-ship/
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Hala-B-8408650.html

Quote:"Fire erupted in engine room of cargo ship HALA B, anchored at Chioggia anchorage, Italy, Adriatic sea, in the evening Feb 26. Firefighters boarded the ship but couldn’t do much, because of faulty ship’s firefighting equipment. Fire spread around and judging from photos, engulfed superstructure, so it was decided to evacuate all 18 crew."

2019-02-26 - Yacht bursts into flame at 6 AM at the Cape Charles Marina in coastal Cape Charles (Virginia):
http://shoredailynews.com/headlines/45-ft-yacht-burns-in-cape-charles/
http://www.chesapeakebaymagazine.com/baybulletin/2019/2/26/classic-yacht-catches-fire-at-cape-charles-marina
http://www.delmarvanow.com/story/news/2019/02/26/firefighters-coast-guard-battle-boat-blaze-cape-charles/2993428002/
http://www.13newsnow.com/article/news/local/virginia/eastern-shore/boat-catches-fire-at-cape-charles-marina/291-ce5565b6-079a-4c3e-95fc-da0e7b3e95d7
http://www.dvidshub.net/image/5133450/coast-guard-local-agencies-respond-boat-fire-cape-charles-va
http://wtkr.com/2019/02/26/coast-guard-local-officials-respond-to-boat-fire-in-cape-charles/
http://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/fire-damages-boat-at-marina-in-cape-charles/1811915380
http://www.marinelink.com/news/coast-guard-agencies-respond-boat-fire-463371
http://www.facebook.com/Cheritonvfd/posts/2234191103286010

2019-02-25 - Ferry ship 'Dragon Star 1' destroyed by fire in the Malacca Strait near coastal Langkawi Island (Malaysia):
http://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2019/25301/ferry-fire-malacca-strait/
http://maritimebulletin.net/2019/02/25/ferry-fire-malacca-strait/
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Dragon-Star1-I1945035.html
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/ferry-fire-langkawi-dragon-star-kuah-kuala-perlis-malaysia-11287492
http://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2019/02/463868/dragon-star-ferries-suspended-pending-investigations
http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/2187603/passengers-plunge-sea-ferry-malaysia-catches-fire
http://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2019/02/26/50-rescued-off-burning-ferry-in-langkawi/
http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/52-rescued-from-langkawi-ferry-fire-no-injury-reported
http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2019/02/25/passengers-jump-off-blazing-ferry-bound-for-langkawi/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Vv7Ie1gqqs

Quote:"Fire erupted in engine room of DRAGON STAR 1 ferry in the afternoon Feb 25, when ferry with 52 passengers on board was en route from Kuah Terminal, Langkawi Island to Kuala Perlis, northwest Malaysia, Malacca Strait, Malaysia-Thailand boarder. Fire engulfed aft superstructure, passengers were gather in the fore section, and evacuated to vessels and boats nearby, which rushed to rescue. Two people sustained injures, ferry looks like she’s to be a total loss."

2019-02-25 - Cargo ship 'Partizan' damaged by explosion and fire in the Sea of Japan:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VIV-20190226-66816-RUS
http://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2019/25317/russian-cargo-ship-holed-explosion-continued-voyag/
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Partizan-9113020.html

Quote:"General cargo ship PARTIZAN suffered explosion in forecastle area, followed by fire, on Feb 25, while en route from Nakhodka Russia to Pohang, Korea, with cargo of scrap, in Japan sea."

2019-02-25 - Boat bursts into flame in coastal Chesapeake Bay near Lexington Park (Maryland):
http://www.thebaynet.com/articles/0219/boat-rescue-underway-in-the-chesapeake-bay.html

Quote:"According to emergency services communications, the boat had caught fire but was extinguished by the owner."

Note: About 56 miles as the gas blows from the docked yacht that burst into flame at 3:50 AM with nobody aboard the day prior in coastal Pasadena (Maryland), mentioned in the 2019-02-24 update…

2019-02-24 - Yacht bursts into flame at 3:50 AM while docked in coastal Pasadena (Maryland):
http://www.capitalgazette.com/news/for_the_record/ac-cn-pasadena-boat-fire-20190224-story.html
http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/video/4035226-thirty-five-foot-long-boat-destroyed-in-fire-at-pasadena-marina/
http://www.wmar2news.com/news/region/anne-arundel-county/35-foot-boat-catches-on-fire-at-pasadena-marina
http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2019/02/25/35-foot-boat-catches-fire-in-pasadena-marina/
http://www.arundelnewsnet.com/index.php/2019/02/25/pasadena-boat-fire/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbEE75k8Coo

2019-02-24 - Boat, car and home destroyed by fire at 4:30 AM on Sunset Bay in Irving (New York):
http://www.post-journal.com/news/page-one/2019/02/sunday-fire-destroys-sunset-bay-home/
http://www.observertoday.com/news/page-one/2019/02/major-blaze-in-sunset-bay/

Quote:"A car parked in the driveway of the residence on Erie Street was also destroyed in the fire."

Quote:"A boat parked beneath the awning has also been made inoperative. The rear of the boat sustained heavy damage, completely ruining the outboard motor, and melting nearly the entire stern."

2019-02-23 - At least 35 fishing boats destroyed by fire, fire burns for a day, at Muara Baru Port in coastal Jakarta (Indonesia):
http://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2019/25293/inferno-jakarta-videos/
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1139849.shtml
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-02/24/c_137845466.htm
http://www.prokerala.com/news/photos/indonesia-jakarta-fishing-boat-fire-496475.html
http://www.socialnews.xyz/2019/02/23/indonesia-jakarta-port-muara-baru-fire-gallery/
http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/fire-burns-fishing-boats-at-muara-baru-port-in-north-news-photo/1126886214

Quote:"Fire started in the afternoon Feb 23 on one of dozens of local fishing vessels and boats, berthed in harbor, and quickly spread to other, mainly wooden, vessels. As of afternoon Feb 24, firefighters were still dousing fire, which destroyed at least 35 vessels."

2019-02-21 - Navy ship bursts into flame while docking in coastal Kyunsu Township (Myanmar):
http://elevenmyanmar.com/news/navy-vessel-caught-fire-in-kyunsu

2019-02-20 - Boat, vehicles, camper and barn destroyed by fire on Marsh Road in Cottrellville Township (Michigan):
http://www.thetimesherald.com/story/news/2019/02/21/several-departments-being-called-marsh-road-barn-fire/2937970002/

Quote:"He said the building, as well as vehicles, a boat and a camper were destroyed in the blaze."

2019-02-19 - Three boats go up in flames at 5:26 AM while parked at business in coastal Saltash (Britain):
http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/news/local-news/firefighters-rush-huge-boat-fire-2559254
http://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/firefighters-rush-huge-boat-fire-2559254
http://www.piratefm.co.uk/news/latest-news/2809670/photos-boats-go-up-in-flames-in-saltash/

2019-02-18 - Cargo boat destroyed by fire at 4:45 AM near coastal Filitheyo Island (Maldive Islands), 1 killed:
http://avas.mv/en/60519
http://edition.mv/news/9241
http://raajje.mv/en/news/50650
http://maldivesindependent.com/society/elderly-dies-after-boat-fire-143830

Quote:"A cargo vessel travelling near Filitheyo island in Faafu atoll has been razed, resulting in the death of one individual on board. The incident was reported at 4:45am on Monday, and the fire was controlled within hours. The Maldives National Defence Force says conditions on the vessel did not present a direct fatal risk to those on board, and that they believe the individual died from ‘shock’."

2019-02-17 - Boat bursts into flame at 2:30 AM while parked at home on Shelduck Court in Lara (Australia), 3 miles from the coast:
http://www.bayfmgeelong.com.au/news/local-news/102373-police-probe-lara-boat-blaze

2019-02-16 - Container ship 'Stadt Dresden' bursts into flame in coastal Venice (Italy):
http://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2019/25209/container-ship-fire-venice-italy/
http://maritimebulletin.net/2019/02/16/container-ship-fire-venice-italy/
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Stadt-Dresden-9320049.html

Quote:"Fire erupted in engine room of container ship STADT DRESDEN, berthed at Container Terminal in Venice, Italy, in the afternoon Feb 16. engine room was sealed and filled with CO2, fire engines were called, more than 30 firefighters were engaged in extinguishing fire and eliminating the consequences."

2019-02-16 - Military frigate 'Bayern' damaged by fire in coastal Kiel (Germany):
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Bayern-I39107.html
http://www.kn-online.de/Kiel/Feueralarm-auf-Fregatte-Bayern-im-Kieler-Stuetzpunkt

2019-02-16 - Cargo ship 'Saint Claire' bursts into flame while docked on Lake Erie in Oregon (Ohio), nobody aboard:
http://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2019/25213/laker-winter-lay-fire-ohio/
http://triblive.com/news/world/firefighters-monitor-burning-ship-docked-on-lake-erie/
http://www.wtol.com/2019/02/17/spectacular-oregon-shipyard-fire-under-investigation/
http://www.13abc.com/content/news/Firefighters-battle-ship-fire-in-Oregon-505953971.html
http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/fires/4572656-fire-aboard-freighter-st-clair-ohio-port
http://snewsi.com/id/19186551097/Crews-battling-ship-fire-in-Oregon
http://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2019/02/16/oregon-firefighters-deal-with-blaze-in-port-of-toledo/stories/20190216098
http://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2019/02/17/no-pollution-found-in-maumee-river-port-of-toledo-fire/stories/20190217149

Quote:"Crews are battling a ship fire on Bay Shore Road in Oregon at the CSX Toledo Docks. Crews on scene say the ship Saint Claire is unoccupied as Oregon and Jerusalem Fire Departments are fighting the flames."

Quote:"At this point it’s unclear how the blaze started, but the ship was unoccupied and no injuries were reported."

2019-02-16 - Boat bursts into flame and burns man to death while docked in Seward Boat Harbor in coastal Seward (Alaska):
http://www.ktva.com/story/39977606/sailboat-fire-in-seward-harbor-leaves-1-dead
http://www.sewardjournal.com/news/local/man-found-dead-following-boat-fire/article_fbe5c95e-323d-11e9-8958-b34a093e1b75.html
http://www.ktuu.com/content/news/Witness-recalls-Seward-Harbor-boat-fire-that-killed-one-man-505948871.html
http://www.peninsulaclarion.com/news/man-found-dead-after-sailboat-fire/

2019-02-16 - Boat bursts into flame in coastal East Fremantle (Australia):
http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/fremantle/electrical-fault-believed-to-have-sparked-east-fremantle-boat-fire-ng-b881108434z
http://thewest.com.au/news/fremantle/water-police-firefighters-rush-to-east-fremantle-boat-fire-ng-b881108430z
http://perthfeeds.com/article/water-police-firefighters-rush-to-east-fremantle-boat-fire

2019-02-15 - Boat bursts into flame at 6:51 AM, burns and sinks, in Copano Bay near coastal Rockport (Texas), nobody aboard:
http://kristv.com/news/local-news/2019/02/15/coast-guard-responds-to-boat-fire-in-copano-bay/
http://www.kiiitv.com/video/news/coast-guard-crews-responded-to-boat-fire-in-copano-bay/503-1278c690-2e5b-4f31-89ed-41961db8efef
http://www.kiiitv.com/article/news/local/coast-guard-crews-responded-to-boat-fire-in-copano-bay/503-c185565d-e245-49bb-938b-cd455eab4d39
http://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/local/coast-guard-responds-to-vessel-fire-near-rockport/article_d09afd28-3166-11e9-a984-973999dbcc4e.html
http://coastguardnews.com/coast-guard-responds-to-vessel-fire-near-rockport-texas/2019/02/15/
http://snewsi.com/id/19186496154/Coast-Guard-responds-to-vessel-fire-near-Rockport
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qek0x3qP7gA

2019-02-15 - Fishing boat bursts into flame near coastal Thandwe (Myanmar):
http://elevenmyanmar.com/news/a-fishing-boat-in-thandwe-township-broke-out-fire

2019-02-14 - Fishing ship 'Nauticus' bursts into flame in coastal Durban Harbour (South Africa), 6 killed, several injured:
http://www.enca.com/news/six-missing-after-durban-harbour-fire
http://theworldnews.net/za-news/news24-com-6-fishermen-die-in-durban-boat-blaze
http://ewn.co.za/2019/02/15/6-die-after-ship-catches-fire-in-durban-harbour
http://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2019-02-15-six-die-in-durban-harbour-fire/
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=FR-20190215-66633-ZAF
http://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/kwazulu-natal/six-found-dead-after-fire-aboard-fishing-vessel-in-durban-harbour-19316800
http://www.iafrica.com/6-people-missing-after-fishing-vessel-catches-fire-at-durban-harbour/
http://www.thesouthafrican.com/vessel-durban-harbour-six-lives-three-injured/
http://www.jacarandafm.com/news/news/six-die-durban-harbour-fire/
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Nauticus-I1936501.html

2019-02-14 - Fishing boat bursts into flame near coastal Cape Foulwind (New Zealand):
http://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/watch-west-coast-fisherman-winched-life-raft-lucky-alive-after-boat-catches-fire
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/110632627/man-saved-from-burning-fishing-vessel-off-westport
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12204302

Quote:"A distress beacon may have saved the life of a lone fishermen whose boat caught fire off Westport today. The Rescue Coordination Centre NZ plucked the man from a liferaft off Cape Foulwind, and says if he hadn't had his distress beacon he may still be out at sea. It says he's lucky to be alive. RCCNZ received an alert from the distress beacon at 11am from the vessel located 12 miles west off Cape Foulwind."

2019-02-13 - Boat and RV trailer destroyed by fire while parked at home in Beech Grove, near Jasper (Texas):
http://www.kjas.com/news/local_news/article_5e2a8116-2fe3-11e9-9574-870c50a68bcf.html

Quote:"A late Wednesday afternoon fire destroyed a travel trailer and a boat in the Beech Grove Community."

2019-02-12 - Cargo ship 'Sequana' bursts into flame on the Rhine River in Duisburg (Germany):
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Sequana-I330805.html
http://www.epa.eu/disasters-photos/transport-accident-photos/cargo-ship-catches-fire-in-duisburg-photos-54979062

Quote:"The 'Sequana', 1880 ts (EU-No.: 02319546), caught fire on the Rhine in Duisburg at the Hocheld Railway Bridge on Feb 12, 2019, at 10.15 a.m. It broke out in the engine room and spread to the accomodation area which was well alight."

2019-02-11 - Fishing trawler 'Venture Again' bursts into flame shortly before 7 AM near coastal Maughold (Isle of Man):
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Venture-Again-Pl39-I1823955.html
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-isle-of-man-47198105
http://www.three.fm/news/isle-of-man-news/lifeboat-crews-called-to-boat-fire/
http://www.manxradio.com/news/isle-of-man-news/lifeboats-launched-after-fishing-vessel-reports-engine-fire/
http://www.energyfm.net/cms/news_story_567322.html

2019-02-11 - Fishing ship 'Variant' bursts into flame in the Barents Sea near coastal Murmansk (Russia):
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Variant-9065247.html

Quote:"The 'Variant', which had sailed from Kirkenes on Feb 1, 2019 for fishing, suffered a fire during operations in the Barents Sea on Feb 10."

2019-02-11 - Fishing ship 'Jung Ron' bursts into flame near the Falkland Islands:
http://www.fis.com/fis/worldnews/worldnews.asp?monthyear=&day=12&id=101497&l=e&special=&ndb=1%20target=
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Lian-Rong-I1518314.html

Quote:"The Falkland Islands Government (FIG) has confirmed that a Taiwanese jigger by the name of Jung Ron has caught fire approximately 60 nautical miles north of Stanley."

Quote:"The Taiwanese longliner 'Jung Ron' caught fire approximately 60 miles north of Stanley on Feb 12, 2019, and was now drifting to a position 110 nautical miles NE of Stanley and continued to head away from the Falkland Islands coastline. The 64 crew members were rescued by the 'Lian Rong' and were due to arrive in Montevideo on Feb 15."

2019-02-10 - Boat bursts into flame at Haulover Park in coastal Miami (Florida), nobody aboard:
http://patch.com/florida/miami/boat-bursts-flames-haulover
http://www.local10.com/news/florida/miami-dade/boat-catches-fire-near-sandbar-at-haulover-park
http://wsvn.com/news/local/no-injuries-after-boat-catches-fire-in-haulover-beach/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9OQ_56bfdo

2019-02-10 - Two boats go up in flames at 1:45 AM at marina in coastal Greenock (Scotland):
http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/17422147.main-road-closed-for-hours-after-fire-at-inverkip-marina/
http://stv.tv/news/west-central/1435403-fire-crews-battle-marina-blaze-as-boats-go-up-in-flames/
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/fire-crews-work-overnight-control-13978770

Quote:"Police Scotland said: 'Around 1.50am on Sunday 10 February 2019, police were called to a report of two boats on fire at Kip Marina, Inverkip. Emergency services attended and two boats were found to be significantly damaged, with further damage to a third boat.'"

2019-02-10 - In separate incidents, two fishing boats burst into flame within 24 hours, near coastal Veraval and coastal Jafrabad (India):
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/rajkot/fire-breaks-out-in-two-fishing-boats/articleshow/67934399.cms
http://www.patrika.com/ahmedabad-news/boat-fire-in-the-middle-of-the-sea-in-jaffarabad-4115088/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S10hcZ-1J_s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVVs3lIEmZk

2019-02-09 - Yacht bursts into flame while docked at marina in coastal Sidney (Canada), nobody aboard:
http://globalnews.ca/news/4944702/sidney-yacht-fire/
http://www.cheknews.ca/emergency-crews-on-scene-at-fire-at-port-sidney-marina-533499/
http://www.victoriabuzz.com/2019/02/major-fire-under-way-at-sidney-marina/
http://www.sookenewsmirror.com/news/emergency-services-respond-to-boat-on-fire-in-port-sidney-marina/
http://www.timescolonist.com/news/local/pleasure-craft-destroyed-by-fire-at-port-sidney-marina-1.23629240
http://www.vicnews.com/news/emergency-services-respond-to-boat-on-fire-in-port-sidney-marina/
http://globalnews.ca/video/4944895/fire-destroys-50-foot-yacht-in-sidney/

2019-02-09 - Fishing boat bursts into flame near coastal Wenzhou (China):
http://www.jqknews.com/news/137804-All_11_people_were_rescued_from_a_fire_and_smoke_in_the_engine_room_of_a_fishing_boat_off_Wenzhou.html

2019-02-08 - Boat, cars and home destroyed by garage fire on Westwood Cove along Lake Windermere in Memphis (Tennessee):
http://www.wmcactionnews5.com/2019/02/08/firefighter-injured-battling-raleigh-house-fire/
http://www.localmemphis.com/news/local-news/raleigh-family-escapes-house-fire-thanks-to-family-dog/1764791519
http://www.wmcactionnews5.com/video/2019/02/08/firefighter-injured-battling-raleigh-house-fire/

Quote:"The damage to the home, cars and a boat is estimated at more than $227,000."

2019-02-07 - Ferry ship 'BSP 1' bursts into flame in the Sunda Strait near coastal Merak Besar Island (Indonesia):
http://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2019/25141/ferry-fire-sunda-strait/
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Kmp-Bsp-1-7323308.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOI-n7KnRyY

Quote:"Fire erupted on board of ferry BSP 1 at around 1845 WIB time (UTC +7) Feb 7, when the ship on Bakauheni – Merak service (Sunda Strait, Sumatra – Java) was approaching Merak, being some 3 nm off Merak Besar island. There were 196 passengers and 26 crew on board. Fire said to start in engine room, with smoke billowing from engine room and frightening passengers."

2019-02-07 - Yacht bursts into flame while docked near golf club in coastal Aventura (Florida):
http://patch.com/florida/miami/aventura-yacht-bursts-flames
http://www.local10.com/news/florida/aventura/yacht-catches-on-fire-in-aventura
http://www.local10.com/news/florida/aventura/firefighters-deal-with-yacht-fire-in-aventura
http://dailyreadlist.com/article/yacht-catches-on-fire-in-aventura-65
http://miami.cbslocal.com/video/4025431-yacht-goes-up-in-flames-in-aventura/
http://wsvn.com/news/local/yacht-engulfed-by-flames-in-aventura/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_lt7h-b3-w

2019-02-07 - 46 boats and boat factory destroyed by fire in Cuncolim (India):
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/cuncolim-based-fibre-boat-factory-goes-up-in-flames/articleshow/67892257.cms
http://www.navhindtimes.in/fire-breaks-out-at-fibre-boat-building-factory-in-cuncolim/
http://www.heraldgoa.in/Goa/Fibre-boat-manufacturing-factory-gutted-in-Cuncolim/142414.html

Quote:"Around forty fibre boats kept outside the premises were reduced to ash. Besides, two newly manufactured fibre boats and four fibre boats which were in manufacturing process were also got burnt."

2019-02-06 - Cargo ship 'African Robin' damaged by fire at 2:40 AM while docked in coastal Kaliningrad (Russia):
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/African-Robin-9317767.html
http://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2019/25121/bulk-carrier-african-robin-bridge-fire-probably-da/

Quote:"On Feb 6, 2019, at 2.40 a.m. a fire boke out on board of the 'African Robin' in Kaliningrad port. The fire was extinguished in about 30 minutes by the crew, the port's own fire brigade did not have to attend. Some navigational equipment on the bridge seemed to have been damaged or destroyed as the ship's AIS signal went off during the fire."

2019-02-05 - Three houseboats go up in flames on the Multnomah Channel near Scappoose (Oregon):
http://katu.com/news/local/house-boats-catch-fire-on-multnomah-channel-near-scappoose
http://kpic.com/news/local/house-boats-catch-fire-on-multnomah-channel-near-scappoose
http://www.kptv.com/news/firefighters-battle-house-boat-fires-in-scappoose-on-the-multnomah/article_651633c0-29c2-11e9-9e57-23271c9e5d44.html
http://www.thechronicleonline.com/news/three-homes-lost-multiple-fire-crews-battle-overnight-blaze-in/article_fd08e112-2a41-11e9-a789-6bd0d5dde2a3.html
http://twitter.com/audreytweil/status/1092991995377704960

Quote:"We’re in Scappoose where a house boat on the Multnomah Channel caught fire. That fire spread to two other houseboats."

2019-02-05 - Boat bursts into flame at 4:50 AM while parked at property on Hoopers Island Road in coastal Fishing Creek (Maryland), 100 feet from the ocean:
http://www.wboc.com/story/39911452/work-boat-destroyed-by-early-morning-fire-in-dorchester-county
http://www.wboc.com/story/39911477/boat-fire-cause-over-dollar40000-in-damages
http://snewsi.com/id/19185864847/Boat-Fire-Cause-Over-$40-000-in-Damages
http://www.facebook.com/shorenewsbeacon/posts/1243435162448043

2019-02-04 - Yacht bursts into flame while docked in coastal Latchi on the island of Cyprus (Greece):
http://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/sailing-boat-goes-up-in-flames-in-latchi
http://cyprusnews.eu/cyprusmail/8585029-fire-destroys-yacht-in-latsi-harbour.html
http://cyprus-mail.com/2019/02/04/fire-destroys-yacht-in-latsi-harbour/

2019-02-03 - Cargo ship 'Amicitia' bursts into flame while docked at port in coastal Dordrecht (Netherlands), nobody aboard:
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Amicitia-I58274.html
http://112drechtsteden.nl/brand-op-binnenvaartschip-aan-de-keizershof-in-dordrecht/
http://www.rtvdordrecht.nl/scheepsbrand-aan-het-keizershof/nieuws/item?1119434
http://www.zhzactueel.nl/2019/02/02/flinke-brand-op-binnenvaartschip-in-dordrecht/
http://www.rijnmond.nl/nieuws/177914/Brand-op-binnenvaartschip-Dordrecht

Quote:"On Feb 2, 2019, at 3 p.m. a fire broke out in the engine room of the Amicitia, 1789 ts (EU-No.: 02321851), in the lime port in Dordrecht at the Keizershof. No one was aboard at that time. "

2019-02-03 - Cargo boat 'ML NS Express' destroyed by fire at dock in coastal Zamboanga City (Philippine Islands), 2 injured:
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1080979/fire-hits-ship-carrying-lpg-cylinders-in-zamboanga-city
http://www.philstar.com/nation/2019/02/04/1890566/2-hurt-boat-catches-fire-zamboanga
http://news.mb.com.ph/2019/02/03/lpg-carrying-vessel-catches-fire/
http://mindanaoexaminer.com/boat-catches-fire-in-zambo-2-injured/
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/1785892
http://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1060881

2019-02-03 - Boat bursts into flame, fire spreads, destroys most of seaside village on the Surin Islands (Thailand):
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/general/1623274/fire-engulfs-sea-gypsy-village-in-phangnga

Quote:"A village of Moken people, known as sea gypsies, on the Surin islands in Khura Buri district caught fire Sunday night, leaving many villagers homeless. The fire started in the village near Ao Bon Bay at about 7.30pm when a local resident started the engine of a boat and caused an explosion. Strong wind sent flames to thatched houses and burnt down about 65 of them. Only about 15 houses survived the inferno."

2019-02-02 - Boat explodes into flame on the Murray River near Echuca (Australia):
http://www.riverineherald.com.au/2019/02/03/428091/boat-explodes-on-river-at-torrumbarry

2019-02-01 - Container ship 'Olga Maersk' damaged by fire off the coast of Panama:
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Olga-Maersk-9251614.html
http://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2019/25077/maersk-container-ship-fire-caribbean/
http://maritimebulletin.net/2019/02/01/maersk-container-ship-fire-caribbean/

Quote:"The 'Olga Maersk' suffered a fire in the engine room on Jan 29, 2019, around noon while the vessel was on route from Panama to Cartagena, 120 miles NE of Colon, Panama. The crew, being safe and accounted for, managed to extinguish the fire, but the ship started moving only on Jan 30, and turned back to Colon and berthed in Cristobal on Jan 31 at 5.45 p.m. No injuries were reported."

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