On Wednesday morning, local time, a fire broke out in the engine room of the Liberian-flagged container ship "Chiquita Voyager" while it was berthing at the Port of Wilmington in the United States. The ship, with a capacity of 2,742 TEU, was built in 2005 and had arrived at the Port of Wilmington from the Port of Cortes in Honduras at the time of the incident.

At 9:28 am, the Wilmington Fire Department responded to the alarm and promptly arrived at the scene, discovering continuous smoke emanating from the ship's superstructure. Firefighters immediately boarded the vessel to extinguish the fire and assisted in evacuating the crew. After approximately three hours of fighting, the fire was largely brought under control.

Thanks to the ship's built-in fire-fighting system, the fire was successfully contained within the engine room and did not spread to other areas. The accident resulted in four crew members being injured and they were taken to the hospital by emergency personnel. The specific injuries have not yet been announced. Relevant agencies will continue to investigate the cause of the fire and monitor the condition of the ship.

The Port of Wilmington is a significant deep-water port on the East Coast of the United States, equipped with large-scale cold chain facilities at its docks. It serves as a primary import gateway for fresh produce in North America. Each week, the port receives tropical fruits such as bananas and pineapples imported from Central America, supplying over 200 million consumers in the United States and Canada.

This accident may affect the normal operation of container shipping routes from Central America to the United States, and industry insiders will continue to pay attention to the follow-up situation.