A shelter-in-place order was lifted Monday morning as the factory trawler Kodiak Enterprise, which caught on fire while at the Trident Seafoods dock in the Hylebos Waterway of Tacoma, continues to smolder.
The Kodiak Enterprise had made a trip to Unalaska and left there on March 19, heading across the Gulf of Alaska to Tacoma, where it arrived March 25.
The reason for the fire is unknown but there are about 55,000 gallons of diesel on board and another 19,000 pounds of freon refrigerant in tanks.
The City of Tacoma Fire Department had issued a temporary shelter in place order for Northeast Tacoma, Browns Point and Dash Point neighborhoods as the fire is still threatening the freon tanks.
The tanks are designed with built-in heat-activated pressure relief valves which are designed to release the freon tanks’ pressure in an emergency situation, the U.S. Coast Guard said in a news release. “While freon can be toxic if inhaled in large quantities or in a confined space, the release of freon into the atmosphere is not expected to pose any health and safety risks to the public.”
The fire on the 276-foot vessel started at around 3:30 a.m. Saturday. Black smoke filled the air and could be smelled from miles around. The three people on board were able to escape without injury.
Well one less Seattle fishing boat great news. Seattle hates Alaska so good news. More fish for us.
With the shut downs of the fishing industry, I’m wondering about arson. These ships are built for a very specific purpose and are very expensive to purchase and maintain. Sure, Murkowski got some money from her Uncle Joe to pay fishermen not to work, but it wasn’t that much.
Me too wondering about arson, esp. after all the other mysterious fires on our nation’s food suppliers.
One less factory trawler to wipe out king salmon and halibut……Good Riddance!
Sure, we can just dock or destroy our ships so the Russians and Chinese can fish all they want. Sounds good!
$10 says its welding sparks on visqueen.
Nah, Jay! I won’t take you up on that, but (better yet) I’d gladly buy you several shots of rum for a few solid pointers on staging “credible” accidents! All on the q.t., of course!
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