Zim Kingston Container Ship Fire

The container ship Zim Kingston was traveling from Busan, South Korea to Vancouver, BC, Canada. The ship lost approximately 40 containers in rough seas off the coast of Vancouver Island, BC. While traveling through the Strait of Juan de Fuca, some of the shipping containers caught fire. The ship is anchored in these photos and videos. The videos photos are taken from the Victoria waterfront, near Beacon Hill Park and Clover Point, using a Canon EOS 70D. The Canadian Coast Guard posted this around 10:AM (PST) on Sunday October 24: “Canadian Coast Guard tSo62nso0r4ch1 · CCGLive: Overnight the tug Seaspan Raven has cooled the hull of the M/V Zim Kingston by spraying the hull with cold water. Due to the nature of chemicals onboard the container ship, applying water directly to the fire is not an option. The Atlantic Raven has replaced the CCGS Captain Goddard . and the CCGS Cape Calvert is also monitoring. The Emergency Zone around the ship has been increased to 2 NM and a Unified Command is being stoo