No injuries or pollution have been reported after a fire hit a Torm tanker in France.
The blaze began in an accommodation deck on the 50,000-dwt MR product carrier Torm Louise (built 2009) in the early hours of Wednesday in Dunkirk.
The Danish shipowner told TradeWinds: "Fire was noted on an accommodation deck during berthing approach at Dunkirk, France. The fire was extinguished with assistance from [a] shore firefighting team."
Torm added that all crew members are accounted for and safe.
"A team from our office in Copenhagen is now on site to assist the crew and assess the damages on Torm Louise's accommodation deck," a spokesman said.
The company added that there had been no damage to the cargo.
Local news website Le Phare Dunkerquois previously reported that firefighters had responded to a fire near the Total facility at the port.
Fire crews swing into action
Firefighting tugs were engaged, as well as four fire vehicles.
AIS showed the Torm Louise still docked at the port on Thursday morning. The ship had arrived from Ijmuiden in the Netherlands on 23 February.
The vessel, which has insurance cover from protection and indemnity club Skuld, has a clean port-state-control record dating back to when it was delivered.
This is the second tanker fire reported within a week.
A crew member went missing following an explosion and a blaze on a product carrier off Vietnam on 19 February.
The 7,600-dwt Mekongtrans 01 (built 2008) was en route from Dung Quat to Can Tho — both in Vietnam — when a blast occurred in a nose cavity.
An electrical problem has been mentioned as a possible cause.
