Engine Room Fire on ‘Algoma Discovery’ in Winter Lay-Up

By Michael Folsom, PORT COLBORNE, ON (February 27, 2023) – A fire was reported Monday morning just after 9:00 a.m. EST aboard the wintering Algoma Discovery in the city of Port Colborne, Ontario.  Fire crews and EMS were dispatched to the wharf along the Welland Canal for a fire in the engine room of the Canadian-flagged bulk carrier, which broke out during routine winter maintenance activities. Upon arrival, fire officials found the crew had disembarked and were without injury. Heavy smoke was reported to fill the engine room and a small fire was encountered by crews. The ship’s suppression system reportedly...