Coast Guard monitoring and investigating generator fire on freighter

united states coast guard 

News Release  June 18, 2018

U.S. Coast Guard 9th District Great Lakes
Contact: Lt. j.g. Sean Murphy
Email: sean.v.murphy@uscg.mil
Phone: (906) 635-3223
9th District online newsroom

Coast Guard monitoring and investigating generator fire on freighter

SAULT STE MARIE, Michigan — The Coast Guard received a report of a generator fire aboard the Motor Vessel Paul R. Tregurtha, a 1,013 foot bulk carrier freighter, at 4:20 a.m. Monday.

The vessel master reported the fire extinguished at 5:30 a.m. and stated that there were no injuries or pollution, and all 23 crewmembers are accounted for. The ship is carrying 68,200 tons of coal, 124,000 gallons of fuel, and 88,000 gallons of caustic soda.

The Coast Guard is dispatching resources to monitor the situation and to conduct a Marine Casualty Investigation into the cause of the incident.

The motor vessel Paul R. Tregurtha is anchored near Point Iroquois, in Whitefish Bay.

For more information contact Lt. j.g. Sean Murphy, Coast Guared Sector Sault Sainte Marie Public Affairs Officer, at (906) 635-3223 or sean.v.murphy@uscg.mil 

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