Branden på Zim Kingston næsten slukket

Der er nu kun små brandlommer tilbage i enkelte containere om bord på containerskibet Zim Kingston, der er ankret op ud for den canadiske havneby Victoria, på grænsen mellem Canada og USA. Skibet bliver nu undersøgt af eksperter, inden det får lov til at gå i havn.

Foto: Canadian Coast Guard.

En overflyvning af containerskibet viser, at der ikke længere er synlige flammer og røgudvikling fra den stak, hvor branden opstod.

Det er stadig uvist hvad der startede branden, bortset fra at det skete kort efter at skibet tabte 40 containere i Juan de Fuca Strædet i hårdt vejr.

To af de containere der brød i brand om bord indeholdt potassium amylxanthate, et brandfarligt kemikalie der anvendes i mineindustrien.

Besætningen forsøgte at slukke ilden mens skibet i første omgang fortsatte sin sejlads mod Vancouver. Branden udviklede sig dog så kraftigt, at skibet fik ordre på at ankre op, og hovedparten af besætningen forlod skibet.

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

To Maersk Supply Service skibe, Maersk Tender og Maersk Trader, der tilfældigt befandt sig i en havn tæt på, spillede en vigtig rolle i slukningsarbejdet. De er begge udstyret kraftige vandkanoner og tilbød straks deres assistance da røgen steg op fra de brændende containere på det 4.253 TEU store containerskib.

Zim Kingston var undervejs fra Busan til Vancouver, da branden brød ud. Containerskibet er chartret af det israelske containerrederi ZIM og er indregistreret på Malta.

#CCGLive - A Coast Guard overflight of the #ZimKingston at 11:30 today shows smoldering but no visible flames in the containers. However, firefighters may find some active fire in the containers once they are able to board the ship. pic.twitter.com/PHjfjf6Fg7

— Canadian Coast Guard (@CoastGuardCAN) October 25, 2021

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