TonyMWeaver Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 A fire has reportedly broken out on board the P&O Pride of Hull ship in the Humber estuary. The ship, which has 260 passengers on board, was on its way to Rotterdam after setting sail from Hull on Tuesday evening before reporting difficulties as it passed near Immingham. The fire had reportedly broken out in the engine room. The Coastguard has confirmed that its crews are dealing with an ongoing incident and the Humber lifeboat has been deployed from Spurn Point. Tracking images of other ships close to the Pride of Hull at the time of the incident showed the RNLI lifeboat approaching the ship. The extent of the damage and whether there have been any injuries as a result of the fire is not yet known. The Coastguard has been contacted for comment. https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/hull-east-yorkshire-news/live-fire-breaks-out-po-4625655?fbclid=IwAR1_SNjY9TULVrTDa4e73FQBBL-gI3fkAv9tYDhXJ8XEES_fjvBQK0chs-k Link to post Share on other sites
Tumnus2010 Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 Fire reported on Pride of Hull tonight not long after leaving Hull. Details: https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/hull-east-yorkshire-news/live-fire-breaks-out-po-4625655 Link to post Share on other sites
Tumnus2010 Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 Latest from ABP: The Pride of Hull is now at anchorst on the Humber. A spokesman for ABP told Grimsby Live: “As soon as the tide allows the ferry will be towed back to port. There is no risk to anyone on board . "There is no need for evacuation and the incident is under control. The marine team will bring her back as soon as the tide permits.” 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 Glad that it sounds no harm has come to anybody, but it also sounds like she's not under her own power for some reason Link to post Share on other sites
Tumnus2010 Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 Yes, although looking on Marine Traffic looks like the tug has abandoned her for now. So that presumably suggests she may be able to move under her own power again? Or failing that that it's simply a crew change for the Tug! She's still at anchor but Pride of Rotterdam will no doubt vacate the berth soon to enable Pride of Hull to dock. If she's out of service for any extended period of time I wonder if they'll fire up the Pride of York for some temporary cover. For tonight I assume that given her loadings they can probably get everything on the two Dutch boats that both arrived in Hull this morning anyway. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Tumnus2010 Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 P&O statement: A spokesman for P&O Ferries said: “Last night there was a fire which was safely extinguished by the ship’s crew in one of the engine rooms of the Pride of Hull. "There were no injuries and at no point was any passenger in danger. As a precaution, the ship will return to the berth in Hull and the damage will be assessed today.” Note to previous post, another Tug is now in attendance on the river. Link to post Share on other sites
Paully Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 Sounds a little similar to the Pont Aven, when a con rod came through the side of the block, although PA was capable of recovering itself. Either way the P of H will be out of service for some time so you would imagine that having a redundant, yet capable, vessel in Hull would be a straight forward choice. However this is P & O we are talking about with its `much cheapness` attitude. I wouldnt be at all suprised if they didnt run the Rotterdam service with just one ship...Still glad there were no injuries and lets hope the damage isnt too bad. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Tumnus2010 Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 20 minutes ago, Paully said: However this is P & O we are talking about.. 🤣 completely agree. Link to post Share on other sites
Paully Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 P & O freight schedules now showing her off the run for a few days with just the `Rotterdam` operating. Then showing Pride of Hull returning to service on Tuesday. Lets hope they are right. Link to post Share on other sites
Tumnus2010 Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 Seen online on freightlink: "Due to the previously advised circumstances surrounding the Pride of Hull, tonight’s Hull to Zeebrugge service has now been cancelled. The Pride of Bruges will now be deployed on the Hull ⇌ Europoort service from tomorrow." P&O Ferries. Bruges on Europoort until at least Weds 28th on their facebook page. No further mention of Zeebrugge past tonight. Wonder if it's just not worth getting POY up and running for a week. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Paully Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 Thanks for that...I wonder if they are using this as an opportunity to see if they can move all freight onto the Europoort route and scrap the Zeebrugge altogether..Sad but would`nt be suprised. Link to post Share on other sites
TonyMWeaver Posted October 21, 2020 Author Share Posted October 21, 2020 Pride of Hull appears to be on the move, 3 tugs in attendance. Link to post Share on other sites
David Williams Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 The passengers must be a bit bored, I hope that they are being treated well. Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 I would hope so. Certainly there are worse vessels to be stuck on. With 260 pax there should be plenty of space for everyone. Link to post Share on other sites
Tumnus2010 Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 She's on the berth now. Wonder if they've in fact offered on board accommodation overnight before disembarking and loading onto Pride of Bruges tomorrow. Would seem the decent thing to do. Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 You'd hope so, although perhaps they'd move vehicles to the quay to allow anyone who wanted to leave to do so Link to post Share on other sites
Paully Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 According to social media reports they were very well looked after by P & O, free food,tea, soft drinks, cinema and entertainment including a singer apparantly. All were disembarked shortly after arrival on the river berth. Big headache for them is where do they park her. The only berth that she can fit in at Hull is required every other day by her sister ship. Nowhere else on the Humber can accomodate her and her ability to move without tug assistance is minimal. The nearest drydock/repair yard would be at Hebburn or a long tow across the North Sea to somewhere. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Ryan_H Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 I read on ferry shipping news weekly bulletin that Pride of Bruges is covering for her. Presumably it wasn't deemed worth reactivating Pride of York... 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Tumnus2010 Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 Pride of Hull is outbound on the Humber, currently with a tug following, but is approaching Spurn with an AIS destination of Rotterdam. Suspect she's off to Damen Velrome where she usually goes, or maybe just alongside on the spare berths at europoort. Pride of Bruges is down to cover for the next week anyway. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
davel Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 Looks like she's under her own power at least - all be it doing 8 knots, perhaps on one engine only? 1 Link to post Share on other sites
VikingVoyager Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 3 hours ago, davel said: Looks like she's under her own power at least - all be it doing 8 knots, perhaps on one engine only? ETA of 13:00 tomorrow according to Marine Traffic - so she'll be passed by her sister tonight somewhere 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Tumnus2010 Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 1 hour ago, VikingVoyager said: ETA of 13:00 tomorrow according to Marine Traffic - so she'll be passed by her sister tonight somewhere Think she can give her a tow? 😄 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Tumnus2010 Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 Reports on social media suggest Pride of Hull is scheduled to return to service on Monday hopefully. Not heard anything about extents of damage, she's still on the middle berth in Europoort so obviously doesn't require a dry dock. Apparently Pride of Rotterdam lost a stabiliser a few weeks ago, and so wonder how long they will go without that. As restrictions increase in Belgium and Holland they could keep Pride of Bruges on Europoort and get that sorted too.. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
VikingVoyager Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 On 29/10/2020 at 14:29, Tumnus2010 said: she's still on the middle berth in Europoort so obviously doesn't require a dry dock still there, I believe Link to post Share on other sites
Tumnus2010 Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 Yes, not showing up on AIS for a few days. Wonder if it will be longer. Will be interesting to see if when she does return if the Bruges goes back on the middle berth where she spent lockdown 1.. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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