![]() A total loss could have seen damages in excess of $1 billion. The incident is expected to be one of the largest general average claims on record, (in the hundreds of millions of dollars). At the time of writing, the cause of the fire is unknown, but the ULCS is less than a year old and was fitted with up-todate fire-fighting equipment. It was carrying 7,860 containers, corresponding to 12,416 teu, when the incident occurred. It took five days to bring the fire under control, and a further seven weeks before the vessel could be towed to a suitable port of refuge – Jebel Ali in the UAE – for unloading. The fire was stopped at the superstructure and crew members were evacuated. ![]() The 353-meter vessel caught fire southeast of Oman en route from Singapore to Suez. Major fires on container vessels are among the largest hazards for the global shipping industry and the insurance industry’s fears of a major cargo ship fire was realized on March 7, 2018, with a fire on board the ultralarge container ship (ULCS) Maersk Honam.
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