Two Navy sailors on the BRP Ramon Alcaraz sustain second-degree burns, and will be treated at a hospital in Cochin, India, where the Philippine Navy picked up stranded Filipinos and a cargo of 200,000 face masks
PATROL SHIP. The BRP Ramon Alcaraz. Photo from the Philippine Navy
A fire broke out in the main engine room of the Philippine Navy (PN) patrol ship BRP Ramon Alcaraz hours after it left the Port of Cochin, India, for Manila on Thursday night, May 7, the Navy said in a statement on Friday afternoon, May 8.
The ship’s rapid response team was able to put the fire out in 10 minutes. Two Navy sailors suffered second-degree burns, and some equipment were damaged.
The two sailors were “to be airlifted” to a naval hospital in Cochin for “extensive medical attention.”
Naval engineers were assessing the damage to the ship’s main propulsion system to see whether the ship may proceed with its voyage or return to India for repairs.
“This unfortunate incident could have been worse if not for the promptness of our PN personnel in responding to the fire incident. We recognize the gallant efforts of our personnel in responding to the emergency situation in spite of the dangers involved. Rest assured that the safety and welfare of our personnel is of paramount importance,” the Navy said in a statement.
The BRP Ramon Alcaraz was escorting the landing dock ship BRP Davao del Sur, which was ferrying some 20 Filipinos who were stranded in India because of the coronavirus pandemic, and a cargo of 200,000 face masks donated by a Filipino businessman. The face masks were sourced in India.
https://www.rappler.com/nation/260356-fire-breaks-out-philippine-navy-ship-hours-leaving-india-may-2020
The ship’s rapid response team was able to put the fire out in 10 minutes. Two Navy sailors suffered second-degree burns, and some equipment were damaged.
The two sailors were “to be airlifted” to a naval hospital in Cochin for “extensive medical attention.”
Naval engineers were assessing the damage to the ship’s main propulsion system to see whether the ship may proceed with its voyage or return to India for repairs.
“This unfortunate incident could have been worse if not for the promptness of our PN personnel in responding to the fire incident. We recognize the gallant efforts of our personnel in responding to the emergency situation in spite of the dangers involved. Rest assured that the safety and welfare of our personnel is of paramount importance,” the Navy said in a statement.
The BRP Ramon Alcaraz was escorting the landing dock ship BRP Davao del Sur, which was ferrying some 20 Filipinos who were stranded in India because of the coronavirus pandemic, and a cargo of 200,000 face masks donated by a Filipino businessman. The face masks were sourced in India.
https://www.rappler.com/nation/260356-fire-breaks-out-philippine-navy-ship-hours-leaving-india-may-2020
