CCNI Arauco

The CCNI Arauco is a large container ship that experienced a major fire in the Port of Hamburg on September 1, 2016.^[1] The vessel was only a year old, having been built in the Philippines, in 2015, at the Hanjin Subic Shipyard.^[2]

It took four days to extinguish the fire.^[3]^[4] Authorities took the risk of flooding her holds, and breaking her back, due to thermal shock, when local fireboats couldn't extinguish the fire.

Specifications edit

Specifications^[2]
feature	value
length	300 metres (980 ft)
beam	49 metres (161 ft)
draft	11.9 metres (39 ft)
deadweight tonnage	112,588 tonnes
gross tonnage	95,138 tonnes
container capacity	9000 Twenty-foot equivalent unit containers

References edit

^ "Super fire-fighting boat for Hamburg". Maritime Journal. 2016-11-03. Retrieved 2016-11-03. The latest criticism was in September when the 112,588dwt container ship CCNI Arauco was damaged in a fire at Hamburg's Burchardkai Container Terminal. The ship is now undergoing three months of repair at Hamburg's Blohm + Voss shipyard.
^ ^a ^b Svilen Petrov (2016-09-01). "Major fire on container ship CCNI Arauco in Hamburg". Maritime Herald. Retrieved 2016-11-03. The thick smoke covered the vessel and container terminal in Hamburg. The crew started firefighting, but was unable to extinguish the flames and requested assistance from the local authorities. At the scene of the accident were dispatched more than 150 firefighters and several machines, which are trying to get control over the flames. Fighting boats and tugs are pumping water and attack the flames from the Elbe.
^ Gordon Smith (2016-09-05). "Fire on container ship CCNI Arauco was extinguished". Maritime Herald. Retrieved 2016-11-03. The firefighters started salvage, which took almost 4 days, as temperature inside the vessel was extremely high, causing immediately danger for the strength of the hull and seaworthiness of the ship.
^ Stefani Igaz (2016-09-02). "Fire on board of container ship CCNI Arauco not yet extinguished". Maritime Herald. Retrieved 2016-11-03. The local authorities decided to fill the hold with water up to 70% of its volume, though there's the risk, that hull may crack, due to thermal differential.

[MaritimeJournal2016-11-03-1] "Super fire-fighting boat for Hamburg". Maritime Journal. 2016-11-03. Retrieved 2016-11-03. The latest criticism was in September when the 112,588dwt container ship CCNI Arauco was damaged in a fire at Hamburg's Burchardkai Container Terminal. The ship is now undergoing three months of repair at Hamburg's Blohm + Voss shipyard.

[MaritimeHeraldAraucoFire-2] Svilen Petrov (2016-09-01). "Major fire on container ship CCNI Arauco in Hamburg". Maritime Herald. Retrieved 2016-11-03. The thick smoke covered the vessel and container terminal in Hamburg. The crew started firefighting, but was unable to extinguish the flames and requested assistance from the local authorities. At the scene of the accident were dispatched more than 150 firefighters and several machines, which are trying to get control over the flames. Fighting boats and tugs are pumping water and attack the flames from the Elbe.

[MaritimeJournal2016-09-05-3] Gordon Smith (2016-09-05). "Fire on container ship CCNI Arauco was extinguished". Maritime Herald. Retrieved 2016-11-03. The firefighters started salvage, which took almost 4 days, as temperature inside the vessel was extremely high, causing immediately danger for the strength of the hull and seaworthiness of the ship.

[MaritimeJournal2016-09-02-4] Stefani Igaz (2016-09-02). "Fire on board of container ship CCNI Arauco not yet extinguished". Maritime Herald. Retrieved 2016-11-03. The local authorities decided to fill the hold with water up to 70% of its volume, though there's the risk, that hull may crack, due to thermal differential.

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