With firefighting operations completed, the blaze on board the ONE Henry Hudson was reported to be under control, and the vessel towed back to a berth in the Port of Los Angeles later in the evening of November 26, from an anchorage about a mile offshore. Plans called for the unloading of containers affected by the fire, as well as other boxes that were scheduled for unloading at the time the blaze began.
A unified command center established by U.S. Coast Guard and the Port of Los Angeles was overseeing the complex operation to move the vessel back to its berth. The Port of Los Angeles reported that the Thomas Bridge, which connects San Pedro and Terminal Island, will be closed due to vessel operations. The unified command center also said that firefighting resources will remain on scene as the vessels the anchorage, and will stand by after the vessel comes alongside its berth.
The ONE Henry Hudson safely docked at the Yusen Terminal in Port of Los Angeles before midnight. In the next phase of operations, salvage personnel will work alongside shore-side personnel, which will include inspecting the vessel’s cargo and categorizing it as fire damaged, water damaged, or undamaged.
The report emphasized that all hazardous materials, including firefighting water, had been contained on. Given the volume of water used to fight the fire in bay three, the crew reconfirmed the vessel’s stability before taking action. Plans call for the water to be pumped of the vessel and dealt with on shore, and they are continuing with air monitoring both on board and in the port.
Shore-side personnel had completed theashing of cargo on the vessel before operations began on Wednesday. The vessel was in the process of being unloaded in port when the fire broke out, and the crew was evacuated The vessel was towed to the anchorage in the early morning of November 22.
A team from Donjon-SMIT is managing the salvage. There has not yet been any exact indication of how many containers on board the vessel were in the affected areas. The vessel, which has a capacity of 9,10 TEU when fully loaded, carried fewer containers at the time of the fire, according to images.
The crew of the container ship initially reported the fire as an incident, and authorities plan to investigate what caused the blaze.
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