Classification
- Incident Type: Fire
- Severity: High
Vessel Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Vessel Name | MV Stride |
| Vessel Type | Container |
| Flag State | Panama [PA] |
| IMO Number | 9149835 |
| MMSI | 351567000 |
| Call Sign | 3FRT7 |
| Gross Tonnage | 21611 |
| LOA (m) | 182 |
| Breadth (m) | 30.20 |
| TEU | 2174 |
| Year Built | 1997 |
Incident Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Date | 2024-01-08 |
| Location | Barbours Cut Marine Terminal, LaPorte, Texas, United States |
| Coordinates | 29.680333, -95.003667 |
| Region | United States |
| Fatalities | 2 |
| Injuries | 1 |
| Missing | 0 |
| Direct Damage | |
| Economic Damage |
Key facts
- MV Stride suffered an engine-room fire during bunkering at Barbours Cut Marine Terminal in LaPorte, Texas.
- The NTSB report records two fatal injuries and one serious injury.
- No missing-person outcome is recorded in the available casualty information.
- No official damage or economic-loss estimate is identified in the available material.
Narrative
On 8 January 2024, MV Stride suffered an engine-room fire while bunkering at Barbours Cut Marine Terminal in LaPorte, Texas. The National Transportation Safety Board casualty information records two crew fatalities and one serious injury. No missing-person outcome is recorded.
The available evidence identifies the vessel, operation, location, fire type, and human consequences. It does not provide enough detail to state the ignition sequence, causal findings, emergency response, physical damage, pollution, or economic loss without adding unsupported detail.
The public record also does not state the number of persons aboard or the time at which the fire began. Those details remain unresolved, as does the final extent of vessel damage.
Sequence of events
| Date/time | Event |
|---|---|
| 2024-01-08 | MV Stride was bunkering at Barbours Cut Marine Terminal in LaPorte, Texas. |
| 2024-01-08 | An engine-room fire occurred, causing two fatalities and one serious injury. |
Investigation
The National Transportation Safety Board investigated the casualty with U.S. Coast Guard participation in report MIR-25-05. The report is the official investigation source for the event and casualty outcome. The available evidence does not support adding a specific ignition cause or damage estimate to this page.