Skip to content

Thursday, April 24, 2025

Search

Small Exhaust Stack Fire Causes Minor Insulation Damage to M/V Delaware

 

By Press Release

NORTH CAPE MAY – This morning, Sept. 26 at approximately 2:20 a.m., a small exhaust stack fire was discovered aboard the M/V Delaware while the vessel was at the Cape May Terminal pier. No passengers were on board and no one was hurt.
Preliminary investigation indicates that the fire is believed to have been started by an ember in the exhaust stack of the vessel’s port engine.
“The fire was similar to a home chimney fire,” said Heath Gehrke, Director of Ferry Operations, in a release. “Thanks to the efforts of veteran Cape May – Lewes Ferry night engineer, Joe Wardach, who discovered the fire and the local fire departments, led by Town Bank, who immediately responded to the scene, the fire was quickly extinguished. Unfortunately, the vessel will miss its scheduled departures today, Sept. 26 while repairs and clean-up efforts are conducted.”
Due to the incident, the following departures are cancelled today, Sept. 26: 8:30 a.m. and noon departures from New Jersey and the 10:15 a.m. and 1:45 p.m. departures from Delaware. For additional information on departures, please visit www.cmlf.com or call 800-64 FERRY.

Spout Off

Cape May – How many more security breaches has Hegseth committed? Texting times, armament and target info to his wife, brother and lawyer? This is an event he should be dismissed for. What a completely…

Read More

Cape May County – Gotta laugh at the spouter defending Harvard by saying most of the money goes to Harvard medical like that’s a good thing. If I need surgery or medical attention the last thing I want is some Jack In…

Read More

Cape May – it’s interesting that when a woman is victimized by having her purse stolen, she is blamed. Ladies, make sure your clothes don’t expose any skin or you will be accused of “asking for it.”…

Read More

Most Read

Print Editions

Recommended Articles