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Fire in engine room
On March 6, 2020, at 1038 a.m. a fire broke out in the engine room of the 'Blackbear', 1333 ts (EU-No.: 04400940;), which was sailing with a cargo of bio diesel on the Nieuwe Waterweg at the Koningin Wilhelmina Port in Vlaardingen/Rotterdam. The Vlaarding fire brigade was summoned. One person on board has checked on site by ambulance personnel for smoke inhaltation. It rurned out that insulation material had been on fire. The fire was extinguished on the water with the help of a boat from the Port of Rotterdam Authority. The 'RPA 16' and 'RPA 12' went alongside the barge and towed it to the quay in the Koningin Wilhelmina Port. Dutch reports with photos: https://www.schiedamsnieuws.nl/scheepsbrand-haven-vlaardingen-oost/ https://www.mediatv.nl/brand-in-machinekamer-van-tanker-koningin-wilhelminahaven-vlaardingen
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