Updated on May 18, 2021 at 10:29 am
U.S. Coast Guard
The container ship that caught fire last week off the Monterey coast was successfully towed Monday to the Port of Oakland.
The NYK Delphinius was towed by a trio of tugboats under the unified command overseeing the incident, according to a press release issued Monday night by the command, which consists of the U.S. Coast guard, state officials and Witt O Briens, an oil spill management company. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get the latest breaking news and local stories.
An engine-room blaze on was reported on board the ship about 5 a.m. Friday when the ship was about 50 miles west of Monterey. All 24 crew members aboard were safe and accounted for after the fire, the Coast Guard said.
Coast Guard courtesy photo
The Unified Command, consisting of the U.S. Coast Guard, the State of California, Resolve Marine and Witt O Briens said Sunday it was coordinating the safe transit of a containership 80 miles southwest of Big Sur to the Port of Oakland, Calif. after the ship had reported an engine fire on Friday. The NYK Delphinus crew reported a continuous decrease in the temperature of the engine room’s surrounding bulkheads Sunday morning. No signs of smoke have been observed and all decks above the engine room are now accessible and have been fully ventilated, the Coast Guard said Sunday.
Fire-damaged container ship being towed to Port of Oakland
Engine room blaze broke out while NYK Delphinus sailed from Vancouver
0 97 1 minute read The NYK Delphinus is being towed to the Port of Oakland after it was debilitated by an engine room fire. (Photo: U.S. Coast Guard)
A container ship damaged by fire off the coast of California is being towed to the Port of Oakland.
The NYK Delphinus was about 50 miles west of the coast of Monterey, California, en route from the Port of Vancouver to Oakland, when the crew reported an engine fire to U.S. Coast Guard Sector San Francisco watchstanders at 4:54 a.m. Friday.
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