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Fire aboard Tank Vessel S-Trust

Discussion in 'General Yachting Discussion' started by Capt Ralph, Nov 11, 2023.

  1. Capt Ralph, Nov 11, 2023
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    Capt Ralph

    Capt Ralph Senior Member

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    On November 13, 2022, about 1530 local time, a fire started on the bridge of the oil tanker S-Trust while the vessel was docked at the Genesis Port Allen Terminal in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.1 Fire teams from the vessel’s crew extinguished the fire about 1550. There were no injuries, and no pollution was reported. The damage to the vessel was estimated at $3 million.

    Yep, You guessed it, Hand held Lithium-ion battery blew up.
    An UL pack, reportedly not under a charge, sitting on a desk, blew up and took out a big ship bridge in 20 minutes.
    Darn, I hate these things.

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  2. Pascal, Nov 11, 2023
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    Pascal

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    Scary. Between handhelds, tools, AV remotes, etc we must have 20 to 25 devices around the boat with lithium batteries