Fire breaks on the Russian ro-ro ship fire at Hakata, Japan, reports Maritime Bulletin.
Fire aboard Ro-Ro vessel
Fire erupted on cargo deck of Russian ro-ro HANSUNG, berthed at Hakata, Fukuoka, northwest Kyushu island, Japan, in the afternoon September 27.
- The loaded second-hand cars, somehow, caught fire.
- It took firefighters some 3 hours to extinguish the fire and more than a dozen cars were destroyed by fire.
- The ship arrived at Hakata on September 23, from Vladivostok, Russia.
One Russian crew suffered hands burns and was hospitalized.
Vessel Information
Ro-ro HANSUNG, IMO 8513390, GT 7442, built 1985, flag Togo, manager ACREX Corp., Russia.
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Source: Maritime Bulletin
