Fire broke out on the Grande Costa D’Avorio at the Port Newark Marine Terminal in New Jersey on July 5. Local firefighters responded attempting to container the fire and the efforts were later expanded to include specialized teams. Two of the local firefighters were killed in the initial effort and the fire would continue to spread in the areas of the vehicles before it was finally extinguished after six days. The 28 crewmembers on the vessel were all evacuated without injury.
Four weeks after the fire that burnt for days was declared out, the salvage team completed clearing the cargo from the vessel. She was also loaded with 157 containers stored on deck in the forward areas of the ship that were taken off by floating crane to barges.
Courtesy The Maritime Executive..