Container ship on fire, abandoned, Chief Engineer died – Cebu anchorage

Fire erupted in the engine room of =anchored at Talisay anchorage, Cebu City, at around 0940 LT (UTC +8) Apr 17. The fire spread around and engulfed most part of the superstructure, crew was evacuated by CG and port service. Of 20 crew on board, one – 62-year-old Chief Engineer died, and three suffered burns. The ship was abandoned by 1000 LT. AIS is off since 1000 LT.
GENERAL ROMULO arrived at Cebu anchorage at around 0500 LT on Apr 17 from Bugo Philippines and was waiting for a berth.

Cargo/Containership GENERAL ROMULO is currently located at PHIL – Philippines at position 10° 12′ 55.4″ N, 123° 49′ 05.2″ E as reported by MarineTraffic Terrestrial Automatic Identification System on 2022-04-17 01:25 UTC (13 hours, 22 minutes ago)

The wind in this area at that time blows from North direction at force 0 Beaufort.

GENERAL ROMULO (IMO: 9160499) is a Cargo/Containership that was built in 1997 (25 years ago) and is sailing under the flag of Philippines.

Its carrying capacity is 5250 t DWT and her current draught is reported to be 7.2 meters. Her length overall (LOA) is 100.51 meters and her width is 18.5 meters.

The vessel departed from TAGOLOAN, PH on 2022-04-16 at 14:35 LT (UTC +8) and is currently sailing at 0.1 knots in Northeast direction heading to CEBU, PH with a reported Estimated Time of Arrival at 2022-04-17 at 12:30 LT (UTC +8) local time (10 hours, 18 minutes ago)

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Sources Maritime News + Marine Traffic