{"id":1986428,"date":"2023-07-30T20:02:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-31T00:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/plan-to-tow-burning-cargo-ship-away-from-coast-fails-firefighters-cant-use-water\/"},"modified":"2023-07-30T20:06:14","modified_gmt":"2023-07-31T00:06:14","slug":"plan-to-tow-burning-cargo-ship-away-from-coast-fails-firefighters-cant-use-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/plan-to-tow-burning-cargo-ship-away-from-coast-fails-firefighters-cant-use-water\/","title":{"rendered":"Failed attempt to tow burning cargo ship away from coast as firefighters unable to extinguish fire with water."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fplan-to-tow-burning-cargo-ship-away-from-coast-fails-firefighters-cant-use-water%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1986428&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Salvage Crews Begin Towing Burning Cargo Ship Loaded with Cars<\/h2>\n<p>Salvage crews embarked on\u2063 a daring mission to\u2064 tow a blazing cargo ship, carrying thousands of\u2064 cars, to a temporary anchorage location off the northern Dutch coast. The dramatic operation commenced on Sunday after the smoke pouring from the stricken vessel finally eased, according to authorities.<\/p>\n<p>Initially, the Dutch Ministry \u200cof Infrastructure and Water Management\u200d had expressed doubts about moving the \u200bFremantle Highway due to a southeasterly\u2063 wind blowing smoke from \u2062the days-old\u200d fire\u200b over the \u2063tugboats. However, \u2064a \u2063change in circumstances on Sunday altered their \u200dplans.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThe smoke from \u200bthe cargo ship subsided\u2063 considerably this afternoon and the \u2062salvage\u2064 combination Multraship\/Smit Salvage immediately made use\u2063 of this,\u201d the ministry said in \u2064a \u200cstatement.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The two salvage companies involved in the operation, Multraship and Smit Salvage,\u2064 wasted no time \u200bin taking advantage \u200cof the improved conditions. They slowly towed the ship, \u2064known as the Fremantle Highway, using\u200c two tugs to a temporary anchor\u2062 point approximately \u206216 kilometers \u200d(10 miles)\u200b north of the Dutch islands of Schiermonnikoog and Ameland.<\/p>\n<p>Ensuring the ship&#8217;s stability is of utmost\u200d importance, and experts are continuously monitoring the situation. Additionally, a \u2062specialized boat \u200cis on standby \u200dnearby to clean up any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/native-americans-protest-construction-of-canadian-pipeline-in-minn\/\" title=\"Native Americans protest construction of Canadian pipeline in Minn.\">potential oil spills<\/a>, as stated by the ministry.<\/p>\n<p>While the ultimate goal is to tow the \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-aims-to-shrink-the-navy-while-the-secretary-of-the-navy-focuses-on-climate-change\/\" title=\"Biden aims to shrink the Navy while the Secretary of the Navy focuses on climate change\">stricken ship<\/a>\u2064 to a port, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/voting-app-disappears-from-apple-google-after-russia-pressures-tech-companies-ahead-of-elections\/\" title=\"Voting App Disappears From Apple, Google After Russia Pressures Tech Companies Ahead Of Elections\">exact location<\/a> and timing remain uncertain at this point.<\/p>\n<p>The salvage teams\u2062 made progress \u200bon \u200dSaturday\u2062 by attaching\u200c a second towing cable\u2063 to the ship. The vessel was transporting a total of 3,783 new vehicles,\u200c including 498 electric vehicles, from the \u2064German port \u2062of \u2064Bremerhaven to Singapore.<\/p>\n<p>Tragically, the\u2064 ship has \u200cbeen\u200d engulfed in flames since \u2062Tuesday. Firefighters made the difficult decision not to use water to extinguish the fire, fearing that it could destabilize the ship, which\u200d measures nearly 200 meters (219 yards) in length. \u2063The \u2064vessel is currently floating close to North \u2063Sea shipping lanes \u2063and \u200ca <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/plan-to-tow-burning-cargo-ship-away-from-coast-fails-firefighters-cant-use-water\/\" title=\"Failed attempt to tow burning cargo ship away from coast as firefighters unable to extinguish fire with water.\">world-renowned migratory bird habitat<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>During the\u2063 incident,\u2064 one crew member lost their life, and several others \u2062sustained injuries. The crew \u200cwas safely \u2063evacuated in the\u2062 early hours of\u2063 Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The cause\u200d of the fire is still under investigation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: italic\">The Western Journal\u2064 has reviewed this \u2064Associated Press story and may\u200b have altered \u200dit prior to publication to ensure that it meets our editorial standards.<\/p>\n<h3>Source:<\/h3>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-plan-tow-burning-cargo-ship-away-coast-fails-firefighters-cant-use-water\/\">Plan to Tow Burning Cargo Ship Away from Coast Fails &#8211; Firefighters Can&#8217;t \u2064Use Water<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western \u2064Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Salvage crews began towing a blazing cargo ship, carrying numerous cars, to a temporary anchorage off the northern Dutch coast. Authorities confirmed that the smoke emissions had reduced. The Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management had previously stated that the Fremantle Highway&#8217;s fate seemed unfavorable.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":1986429,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1986428","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1986428","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/136"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1986428"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1986428\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1986429"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1986428"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1986428"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1986428"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}