Containerskib i brand ud for Canada

Der er udbrudt brand om bord på containerskibet Zim Kingston ud for Victoria, der ligger på den canadiske vestkyst lige ved grænsen til USA. Skibets 21 mand store besætning har forladt skibet, mens skibe med vandkanoner forsøger at slukke branden.

Foto: David Boudinot / Twitter.

Brandens startede da skibet ved indsejlingen til Juan de Fuca Strædet tabte 40 containere i hårdt vejr.

Ved uheldet blev flere containere om bord beskadiget, blandt andre to der indeholdt det brandfarlige kemikalie potassium amylxanthate, der anvendes i mineindustrien.

Containerne brød i brand, og besætningen forsøgte at slukke ilden mens skibet fortsatte sin sejlads mod Vancouver. Branden udviklede sig dog så kraftigt, at først 10 besætningsmedlemmer og senere resten af besætningen blev evakueret.

Den canadiske og amerikanske kystvagt samarbejder om slukningsarbejdet og forsøger at finde og om muligt opsamle de tabte containere, hvoraf flere indeholder farlige kemikalier.

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Got a shot of the #ZimKingston container ship fire 🔥 off the coast of #VictoriaBC 🇨🇦 through my binoculars where it appears a fiery container is going overboard. Taken at 6:01 p.m. October 23, 2021. pic.twitter.com/ZtBq3OxRut

— David Boudinot (@librarialstudy) October 24, 2021

NEW: Canadian Coast Guard now says six containers on the MV Zim Kingston are on fire. 16/21 crew evacuated from the ship and taken to Ogden Point in #VictoriaBC.

Latest pictures and information tonight on @GlobalBC News at 11. pic.twitter.com/lECxg6zLdK

— Global BC (@GlobalBC) October 24, 2021

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