A major fire in a cargo ship was "likely caused by an undischarged battery or other ignition source", a report has found. The Altay was loading scrap metal in Hull's Albert Dock on the morning of 27 June when the blaze broke out.

A fire on a container ship docked at the Port of Los Angeles was nearly contained Saturday afternoon, though authorities were still assessing whether enough hazardous material burned to cause significant contamination.

(CNN) — A fire that erupted Friday evening on a cargo ship docked at the Port of Los Angeles — requiring more than 180 firefighters to battle the blaze — is now “substantially contained,” according to a news release Saturday from the seaport.

Crews have contained the cargo ship fire that prompted shelter-in-place orders at the Port of Los Angeles last Friday. The U.S. Coast Guard fully contained the fire on One Henry Hudson at about 9 a.m. on Tuesday. Crews implemented "mitigating measures" for ...