Scrap fire in bulk carrier hold, Dordrecht VIDEO

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Fire erupted in cargo hold of bulk carrier SILVER LADY, berthed at Dordrecht Netherlands, at around 2130 CEST Jun 2, during scrap loading. Fire spread also to scrap piled at quay. Massive firefighting response managed to take fire under control by 0030 CEST Jun 3, by 0100 fire was declared extinguished. There was a lot of black toxic smoke, firefighters ranker fire as “big”. After fire was extinguished, offloading of already loaded scrap commenced.
Bulk carrier SILVER LADY, IMO 9279367, dwt 50329, built 2003, flag Malta, manager AIMS SHIPPING CORP, Greece.

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My name is Mikhail Voytenko, I’m Russian, professional merchant marine navigator, by education and former experience. I own and run Maritime Bulletin website for more than 10 years. I've been involved in solving a number of piracy hijack cases, including the hijack of ro-ro FAINA, loaded with tanks. It was me who made public, and unravel, freighter ARCTIC SEA mystery. I've been also closely involved in a number of maritime disaster, one of them being MSC FLAMINIA major fire.