Fire breaks out!A branch container ship caught fire while berthing. The ship was 30 years old.
- Author:weiyun.com
- Source:weiyun.com
- Release Date:2025-12-31
At about 5 a.m. local time on December 29, the container ship "Verizon" suddenly caught fire while mooring at Tanjung Pera Port in Surabaya, Indonesia.
Immediately after the incident, multiple local fire stations immediately dispatched 16 fire trucks, 5 rescue teams and 4 tugboats to the scene to participate in fire-fighting operations.
Witnesses said that just after 5 a.m., they saw thick smoke billowing from the superstructure of the ship.
A fire official at the scene said that the fire spread from the upper area to the lower level, and had spread to an area of about 20 square meters inside the hull, with a depth of 6 to 7 meters.
After the fire and rescue teams put out all their efforts, the fire was basically under control four hours later.
All 22 crew members on board have been evacuated and no one was injured.
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Vessel positioning query on the Verizon Network shows that the "Verizon" container flies the Indonesian flag and was built in 1995. It has a deadweight tonnage of 15,400 tons, a length of 145.68 meters, and a width of 25 meters. It is still docked at the Tanjung Pera Port in Surabaya.The fire occurred on the day after arriving at the Perian Container Terminal in Tanjong Pela Port. At the time of the fire, the ship was carrying a total of 9 tons of fuel oil, including 2 tons of heavy oil reserves.
Local media quoted sources from the ship's operator as saying that the fire was most likely caused by an electrical short circuit in the engine room and spread to other areas on the ship. The specific cause of the fire has yet to be confirmed by an official investigation.
In addition, officials have not yet reported the situation related to the oil spill caused by the accident, but they stated that the terminal may resume full operations.
It is reported that the "Verizon" container ship has been operating on Indonesia's inter-island feeder route since 2015.
Immediately after the incident, multiple local fire stations immediately dispatched 16 fire trucks, 5 rescue teams and 4 tugboats to the scene to participate in fire-fighting operations.
Witnesses said that just after 5 a.m., they saw thick smoke billowing from the superstructure of the ship.
A fire official at the scene said that the fire spread from the upper area to the lower level, and had spread to an area of about 20 square meters inside the hull, with a depth of 6 to 7 meters.
After the fire and rescue teams put out all their efforts, the fire was basically under control four hours later.
All 22 crew members on board have been evacuated and no one was injured.
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Vessel positioning query on the Verizon Network shows that the "Verizon" container flies the Indonesian flag and was built in 1995. It has a deadweight tonnage of 15,400 tons, a length of 145.68 meters, and a width of 25 meters. It is still docked at the Tanjung Pera Port in Surabaya.The fire occurred on the day after arriving at the Perian Container Terminal in Tanjong Pela Port. At the time of the fire, the ship was carrying a total of 9 tons of fuel oil, including 2 tons of heavy oil reserves.
Local media quoted sources from the ship's operator as saying that the fire was most likely caused by an electrical short circuit in the engine room and spread to other areas on the ship. The specific cause of the fire has yet to be confirmed by an official investigation.
In addition, officials have not yet reported the situation related to the oil spill caused by the accident, but they stated that the terminal may resume full operations.
It is reported that the "Verizon" container ship has been operating on Indonesia's inter-island feeder route since 2015.