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Author: Paul Hancock

CMT 252

CMT 252

CMT 252
Photo: Mobile Fire-Rescue

On the late morning of November 13, the barge CMT 252 caught fire on the Mobile River near the Cochrane-Africatown bridge in Mobile, Alabama. The 17 meter long towboat Judson B (MMSI: 367004950) was pushing a string of barges when the CMT 252 loaded with a cargo of crushed cars started to billow out dense smoke. The Judson B pulled the CMT 252 away from the other barges a distance away as local firefighters dispatched a fire boat along with a drone with thermal cameras. Assisted by the 28 meter long tugboat Lisa Cooper, the fire fighters contained the blaze later the same day.

No reports of injuries. Damage to the barge was not reported.

 

The Mighty Quinn / Arctic Dawn

The Mighty Quinn / Arctic Dawn

Mighty Quinn
Photo: theday.com

On the morning of November 18, there was a report that the 240 foot long, 2338 gt barge Mighty Quinn ran aground on a sandbar on the Thames River near Gales Ferry, Connecticut. Reports stated there were no injuries and no pollution released, but there was a mistake. The vessel stranded was not the barge but the 35 meter long, 485 gt tugboat Arctic Dawn (IMO: 7404047).  The Arctic Dawn had been pushing the empty barge Mighty Quinn from Ledyard when it struck the sandbar.  The tugboat remained stuck for several hours until it could be freed. No reports of damage on the Arctic Dawn.

No further details were reported.

Orient Princess

Orient Princess

Orient Princess
Photo: portnews.ru

On the afternoon of November 18, the 150 meter long, 3909 dwt former passenger ship Orient Princess (IMO: 6708109) caught fire while berthed in Tianjin City, China. The fire was caused from sparks caused by workers doing renovation work on the vessel. The sparks ignited insulation materials and quickly spread through several decks at the stern of the vessel. Local fire fighters were called to the scene and was able to extinguished the blaze an hour later. The stern of the vessel sustained fire and smoke damage.  No reports of injuries.

The Orient Princess had been permanently berthed in Tianjin as a tourist attraction with multiple restaurants atop the former cruise ship.