Britannia Seaways Explained
-- commercial vessels -->| Ship Name: | - 2000 - 2011: Tor Britannia
- 2011 - present: Britannia Seaways
| | Ship Owner: | DFDS A/S | | Ship Operator: |
| | Ship Registry: | Copenhagen, Denmark | | Ship Builder: | Fincantieri | | Ship Yard Number: | 6022 | | Ship Launched: | 21 December 1998 | | Ship Completed: | 2000 | | Ship Identification: |
| | Ship Status: | In service |
| Ship Type: | Ro-ro cargo ship | | Ship Length: | 197.822NaN2 | | Ship Beam: | 25.92NaN2 | | Ship Draught: | 7.52NaN2 | | Ship Notes: | [1] [2] |
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Britannia Seaways is a ro-ro cargo ship operated by DFDS Seaways.
Fire
On Saturday 16 November 2013, Britannia Seaways caught fire in the North Sea trapping 32 crew on board. Helicopters were despatched from Norway were unable to take the crew off of the ship due to bad weather conditions. The fire caught alight in a container on one of the upper decks and was extinguished 13 hours after it broke out. The ship was carrying military equipment to Norway for a military exercise and reached Bergen a few days later. No injuries were reported. The cause of the fire is unknown and under investigation.[3]
Notes and References
- ,LR. 9153032. Britannia Seaways. 23 October 2014.
- ,E. 9153032. Britannia Seaways. 23 October 2014.
- Web site: Fire Extinguished on 'Britannia Seaways' Cargo Ship Off Norway. 17 November 2013 . World Maritime News. 23 October 2014.
