Marine transportation safety investigation M24C0017
The occurrence
On , the container ship MSC Sao Paulo V reported being disabled with a fire in its engine room while navigating near the Laurentian Pilotage Authority station in Les Escoumins, Quebec.
The vessel lost power, and the fixed fire suppression system was triggered. The vessel drifted into the Saguenay–St. Lawrence Marine Park where it dropped anchor, and the fire was extinguished.