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Fire in bow thruster room

On Oct 4, 2019, a fire broke out aboard the 'Alm', 1525 ts (EU-No.: 02308670), on the Dortmund-Ems-Canal. The fire brigade of Hörsten was alerted and attended with several vehicles and forces. The fire fighters managed to put out the fire in the bow thruster room within short time. The ship was able to continue the voyage from Hille to Harlingen on Oct 5. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jywlujYq_9A&fbclid=IwAR0ngtSUadRlerrVekvphRaw0Rve5uCX9YdB6Fp6RD_VNQm_F6dQY2m2RdY

Fire at Bosch Yard

In the morning of June 4, 2014, the fire departments of Hasselt and Zwartsluis responded to a fire on the "Alm" which was moored at the shipyard Bosch in Zwartsluis. The fire started just after s8 a.m. during works aboard in the foreshp. Employees of the shipyard were trying to extinguish the fire, but retreated after the fire fighters arrived and quickly brought the fire under control. With the thermal imaging camera the forecastle was checked for remaining hotspots and a measurement of carbon monoxide carried out to control whether it was safe to enter the space. Dutch report with photo and video: http://www.rtvoost.nl/nieuws/default.aspx?cat=1&nid=191253#prettyPhoto http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebnCUj93idU&feature=youtu.be&hd=1