M/V Genius Star XI Departs Unalaska After Six-Week Layover Due to Fire of Lithium-Ion Batteries
The 410-foot cargo vessel Genius Star departed Unalaska/Dutch Harbor last Sunday after a six-week delay in its voyage from Vietnam to San Diego. The ship reported a fire in its cargo hold on Christmas Day last year. Because its cargo was dozens of industrial-sized lithium-ion batteries, the ships crew followed the specialized responses developed over the years for fires of li-ion batteries. They were succeeding when when the fire flared three days later ...
Photo Courtesy USCG.
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