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FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedin A fire broke out aboard the Norwegian-registered chemical tanker Bergstraum on 28 July 2026 while the vessel was anchored off Hvaler near Fredrikstad, Norway. The incident, which involved an explosion-like event, was brought under control with no reported injuries among the 15 crew members. The emergency response was launched after an alert was received, with police, fire and rescue services, the Norwegian Coast Guard, a rescue helicopter and vessels from Sweden assisting operations. RelatedNews Intermodal: Houthi actions put regional trade routes and tanker markets under pressure Iran reportedly takes control of damaged Dynacom tanker var jnews_module_21379044_0_6a69e1a3d400a = {"header_icon":"","first_title":"Related","second_title":"News","url":"","header_type":"heading_8","header_background":"","header_secondary_background":"","header_text_color":"","header_line_color":"","header_accent_color":"","header_filter_category":"","header_filter_author":"","header_filter_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_post_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_tribe_events_cat":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_category":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_tag":"","header_filter_text":"All","sticky_post":false,"sticky_post_filter":false,"post_type":"post","content_type":"all","sponsor":false,"number_post":"2","post_offset":0,"unique_content":"unique1","include_post":"","included_only":false,"exclude_post":"21379044","include_category":"","exclude_category":"","include_author":"","include_tag":"74,47,239","exclude_tag":"","exclude_visited_post":false,"post_tag":"","tribe_events_cat":"","web_story_category":"","web_story_tag":"","sort_by":"latest","show_date":"","date_format":"default","date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","pagination_mode":"disable","pagination_nextprev_showtext":"","pagination_number_post":"2","pagination_scroll_limit":0,"ads_type":"disable","ads_position":1,"ads_random":"","ads_image":"","ads_image_tablet":"","ads_image_phone":"","ads_image_link":"","ads_image_alt":"
Fire contained onboard chemical tanker carrying sulfuric acid off Norway
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