The lithium-ion battery fire burned for days on a ship off the coast of Alaska.
ByThe Associated Press
December 31, 2023, 2: 08 PM
FILE – This image supplied by the U.S. Coast Guard reveals a reported fire aboard the 410-foot freight vessel Genius Star XI, roughly 200 miles southwest of Dutch Harbor, Alaska, Dec. 29,2023 The fire in the big freight ship’s hold was out Saturday, Dec. 30, after days of burning, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. (Lt.Cmdr. Michael Salerno/U.S. Coast Guard through AP, File)
The Associated Press
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — After lithium-ion batteries burned in a big freight ship’s hold for a number of days, the U.S. Coast Guard stated late Saturday that the fire was out and directed the ship to anchor near Dutch Harbor, Alaska.
The 19 team members of the ship, Genius Star XI, were unscathed and servicetechnicians from the Salvage and Marine Firefighting group stay onboard to guarantee the fire doesn’t return, according to a Coast Guard press release.
“This safeguarded anchorage … will enable the vessel to remain steady, reducing threat of any re-flash of the fire as we continue our action,” Capt. Chris Culpepper stated in the press release, which stated an examination into the fire’s origins will start when reaction efforts wrap up.
Genius Star XI was shipping lithium-ion batteries from Vietnam to San Di