Cargo of coal self-ignited in cargo hold of Capesize bulk carrier ALPHA OPTIMISM at around 1130 LT May 2 at Langosteira harbor, La Coruna, Spain. Fire was extinguished by joint efforts of crew and port firefighters, in about an hour. Fortunately, most part of coal was already offloaded.
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Mikhail is a professional merchant marine navigator by education and a well known maritime online journalist. He maintains the "Maritime Bulletin", a private maritime news and analysis website for many years now and frequently publishes on FleetMon.com as a guest editor.
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