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Old 10th Sep 2010, 00:31
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Mariner
 
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Fires are feared by sailors and aviators alike.

The difference is that on a ship there are off-duty crewmembers to fight it, with lots of FF equipment. And if they lose the fight, they can leave the bridge, the engineroom, or in the ultimate case, the ship.

The two UPS pilots couldn't...

Btw; that fire on the Emma Maersk destroyed her superstructure while still under construction. The shipyard cut it off and replaced it with one that had already been built for a sister ship. No casualties.
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