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THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 1985
HOWEVER, OBSERVATION OF THE LIGHTERS FOLLOWING THE FIRE
AND SCRUTINY OF MANIFESTS SUGGEST THAT THE DISPOSITION OF CARGO WAS AS FOLLOWS:
TS IN TSUN 300
YUET KONG 365
WAI MOON NO. 7
WAI MOON NO. 6
WAI MOON NO. 8
WAT MOON NO. 2
WAT MOON NO. 3
WAI MOON NO. 4
TAK WAH
WAI MOON NO. 5
FULLY LADEN WITH 8 194 CARTONS FIREWORKS, ABOUT TO COMMENCE DISCHARGE.
FULLY LADEN WITH 11 000 CARTONS FIREWORKS, ABOUT TO COMMENCE DISCHARGE.
UNKNOWN, BUT PROBABLY LIGHTLY LADEN,
SUBSTANTIAL QUANTITY OF FIREWORKS IN THE HOLD AND ON THE HATCHBOARDS. APPROXIMATELY 25 CARTONS OF PLASTIC LABELS IN THE DECKHOUSE.
UNKNOWN QUANTITY IN HOLD. APPROXIMATELY 10 WOODEN CASES OF FIREWORKS IN DECKHOUSE.
HOLD SUBSTANTIALLY FULL OF CARTONS. A FEW CARTONS OF FIREWORKS IN DECKHOUSE.
HOLD FULL AND AFTER AREA OF HATCHBOARDS STACKED WITH CARTONS OF FIREWORKS.
HOLD FULL OF CARTONS AND BOXES OF FIREWORKS- SOME CARTONS OF FIREWORKS STOWED ON HATCHBOARDS AT AFTER END.
SIX 20 FOOT FREIGHT CONTAINERS FILLED WITH FIREWORKS. NO FIREWORKS IN OPEN STOWAGE.
NO FIREWORKS IN HOLD. A SMALL NUMBER OF BOXES OF FIREWORKS STOWED IN DECKHOUSE.
DURING THE MORNING OF DECEMBER 5, 1984, CARTONS OF FIREWORKS WERE BEING TRANSFERRED FROM WAI MOON NO. 8 TO WAI MOON NO. 6.
AT 1012 HOURS ON DECEMBER 5, 1984, THE PILOT OF A PRIVATE HELICOPTER, FLYING OVER THE WESTERN DANGEROUS GOODS ANCHORAGE, EN ROUTE FROM TSING YI ISLAND, TOWARDS OCEAN TERMINAL, ADVISED KAI TAK AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL BY RADIO THAT A FIRE HAD BROKEN OUT ON BOARD ONE OF A GROUP OF LIGHTERS MOORED TOGETHER IN THE WESTERN DANGEROUS GOODS ANCHORAGE.
HE REQUESTED THE INFORMATION BE PASSED TO THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT. THE FIRE WAS DESCRIBED AS BEING LARGE+ AND +CETTING OUT OF HAND+ AT THE TIME OF THE REPORT.
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