Funnel fire off the coast of Latvia
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On 22 February 2023, a fire broke out on board a Dutch container ship in the Gulf of Riga. During fire fighting efforts the ship’s power supply stopped, after which the crew evacuated the ship. The fire turned out to be raging in the funnel of the ship and eventually extinguished itself. The ship was towed to a port in Latvia.
The Dutch Safety Board has started an investigation.
