Incident Happen at Btu Anchorage Area

This morning about 7.30 a.m. while I was attending the crew boat, the master told me that there is 1 of our oil company hired boat is on fire. The engine room on fire. The boat (Sea Searcher) was caring about 40 passengers to oil platform early morning and about 30 minutes later while on the way the thick smoke coming out from engine room. Upon knowing that the boat was on fire, immediately all the passenger abandon the ship to the next ship that was also hired by the oil company to the same location.

Until noon time, Bintulu Port fire department still try to stop the fire from spreading to the oil tank

compartment. And the dangerous is that the boat on fire near the LPG anchorage area which is bit dangerous. And from picture below, the LPG ship is passing behind the Sea Searcher. 

Finally the fire was put down about 3.00 p.m. and the boat tow to the port. 

It really a hectic day. At last it feel the relieve after the fire was put down.