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Improperly Secured Lithium-ion Batteries Cause Fires Aboard Cargo Vessel
December 18, 2025
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The National Transportation Safety Board issued the following news release:

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Improperly Secured Lithium-ion Batteries Cause Fires Aboard Cargo Vessel

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WASHINGTON (Dec. 18, 2025) Heavy weather and an improperly secured cargo of lithium-ion battery energy storage system (BESS) units led to two fires aboard the 410-foot-long cargo vessel Genius Star XI as it was transiting the North Pacific Ocean on Christmas Day 2023 . . .

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