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Fire hits cargo ship in Manila

The Philippine Star

MANILA, Philippines - A fire broke out at a foreign cargo ship berthed at the Manila International Container Terminal (MICT) yesterday morning.

The fire reportedly started in the cargo hold of the m/v Cape Moreton, which contained sodium hydroxide, also known as lye or caustic soda, which is used in the manufacture of paper, textiles, soaps and detergents and as a drain cleaner.

Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) personnel, carrying firefighting equipment, boarded the vessel and assisted the crew in dousing the fire, which started at around 9 a.m.

The fire reached the fourth of a five-level alert at past 11 a.m. It was put out just before 6 p.m., the BFP said.

The Philippine Coast Guard sent out ships and tugboats to help put out the fire on the Cape Moreton, a 27,786-gross ton vessel owned by Cape Moreton Shipping Company Ltd. It is operated by Hanse Bereederung GmbH, a firm based in Hamburg, Germany, PCG spokesman Commander Armand Balilo said.

The cargo ship arrived in the country on Sept. 11.

Authorities are investigating the fire. 

 

BUREAU OF FIRE PROTECTION

CAPE

CAPE MORETON

CAPE MORETON SHIPPING COMPANY LTD

CARGO

COMMANDER ARMAND BALILO

FIRE

HANSE BEREEDERUNG

MANILA INTERNATIONAL CONTAINER TERMINAL

MORETON

PHILIPPINE COAST GUARD

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