The Association has been recently advised of an incident involving self-ignition of charcoals in a container shipped from Namibia.
Following is the information received from one of our local correspondents.
QUOTE：We were notified by a master on board a container vessel regarding a fire which broke out on board the vessel. The vessel loaded charcoal in Walvis Bay, Namibia. The lumpy charcoal was loaded inside bags which were then stuffed inside a container. Certificates were presented to the vessel that the cargo had passed the UN test criteria for self-heating cargo and was described as non-hazardous.
See attached file: Self-ignition of Charcoals in Container – Namibia.pdf
集装箱煤炭自燃 – 纳米比亚
协会近日获悉，一艘从纳米比亚出发的船舶，其船上一集装箱装载的煤炭发生自燃。
以下是协会当地通讯代理发来的消息。
引文如下：“我们收到一名集装箱船船长的通知，称其船舶发生火灾事故。该船在纳米比亚鲸港湾装载了煤炭货物。煤块先装在袋子里，然后才装进集装箱里。据船方收到的证书显示，货物已通过联合国自燃货物标准测试，评级为非危险货物。”
详细信息请参阅附件。
