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Handy bulker hit by fire off Indonesia

Photo of Jason Jiang Jason JiangNovember 12, 2018
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A fire erupted on the 1984-built handy bulker Golden Ocean off Indonesia on Saturday and 22 crewmembers have been evacuated from the ship.

The fire started in the engine room when the vessel was in ballast near Bontang, Indonesia.

The vessel sent a distress signal to the local maritime safety authority which sent several firefighting tugs to the scene and managed to put out the fire and evacuated all the crew from the ship.

No injuries were reported from the incident.

According to the Indonesian Directorate General of Maritime Transportation, the vessel is now under tow to the port of Loktuan for further investigations.

The 47,100 dwt vessel is operated by Indonesian company Tanto Intim Line.

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Photo of Jason Jiang Jason JiangNovember 12, 2018
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Jason Jiang

Jason is one of the most prolific writers on the diverse China shipping & logistics industry and his access to the major maritime players with business in China has proved an invaluable source of exclusives. Having been working at Asia Shipping Media since inception, Jason is the chief correspondent of Splash and associate editor of Maritime CEO magazine. Previously he had written for a host of titles including Supply Chain Asia, Cargo Facts and Air Cargo Week.
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