The ship’s fire control plan was inadequate, because it required one exterior door to be closed from the inside, safety board investigators said. If the door had been closed, ...

Midas sank in the North Pacific Ocean, weeks after crew members abandoned ship when they couldn't extinguish an onboard fire.

FILE - Emergency personnel battle against a fire aboard the Italian-flagged Grande Costa d'Avorio cargo ship at the Port of Newark, July 7, 2023. Author: MIKE CATALINI (Associated Press) ...

A current Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department battalion chief spoke out about safety concerns at the department.

The Newark fire department's lack of training and familiarity with marine firefighting during a deadly cargo ship fire at the East Coast's largest port in July 2023 amounted to a “failure of ...

The first responders were not familiar enough with marine firefighting, and the city's fire department lacked a fire control plan for the ship. “Staff feels that Newark Fire Division, responding ...

The Newark fire department's lack of training and familiarity with marine firefighting during a deadly cargo ship fire at the East Coast's largest port in July 2023 amounted to a “failure of ...

FILE - Emergency personnel battle against a fire aboard the Italian-flagged Grande Costa d'Avorio cargo ship at the Port of Newark, July 7, 2023. Author: MIKE CATALINI (Associated Press) ...

The Newark fire department's lack of training and familiarity with marine firefighting during a deadly cargo ship fire at the East Coast's largest port in July 2023 amounted to a “failure of ...

FILE - Emergency personnel battle against a fire aboard the Italian-flagged Grande Costa d'Avorio cargo ship at the Port of Newark, July 7, 2023. Author: MIKE CATALINI (Associated Press) ...

FILE - Emergency personnel battle against a fire aboard the Italian-flagged Grande Costa d'Avorio cargo ship at the Port of Newark, July 7, 2023. Author: MIKE CATALINI (Associated Press) ...

FILE - Emergency personnel battle against a fire aboard the Italian-flagged Grande Costa d'Avorio cargo ship at the Port of Newark, July 7, 2023. Author: MIKE CATALINI (Associated Press) ...