SHAH ALAM: KM Stapa – pennant number 2602- caught fire while undergoing maintenance at a shipyard in Miri, Sarawak last night. The ship was docked at the Palau Slipways Sdn Bhd shipyard in Kuala Baram when the incident occurred.
From Borneo Online:
MIRI (Nov 1): A Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) patrol vessel docked in Kuala Baram here caught fire late last night.
The Lutong fire station (BBP) said the fire occurred on the middle deck of KM Stapa.
“A distress call was received by BBP Lutong operations control room (PKO) around 11.35pm and a team of five personnel was immediately despatch to the location around 11km away.
“Upon arrival to the location, we found that the fire that started from the second deck section had already damaged 40 per cent of the vessel. Fortunately, no one was injured as the vessel was under maintenance and repair at the time,” Lutong fire station chief Henry Jugah said in a statement.
Firefighters used a RECEO (rescue, exposures, confinement, extinguish, and overhaul) method, deployed two 400-foot-long hose lines with four nozzles, and used an open water source to extinguish the fire.
The fire was fully extinguished around 1am.
After ensuring the area was safe and the fire was completely put out, the firefighters ended the operation at 5.10am.
Stapa is a 26 meter long patrol boat which was transferred from the Fisheries Department. She and her sister ship – KM Rhu – pennant number 2601- is known as the Rhu class. They were previously known as the Siri class.
–Malaysian Defence
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