Genius Star XI

Dutch Harbor’s U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Detachment is now a Marine Safety Unit. At a June 24 ceremony, the station welcomed a new crew and was formally redesignated.

The Genius Star was on a cross-Pacific trip to San Diego before the Coast Guard directed the ship to Unalaska. There, responders boarded the vessel and contained the fire.

The M/V Genius Star XI, a cargo ship that has been moored outside of Broad Bay for over a month, was brought to the Unalaska Marine Center Tuesday, a move experts said does not pose an immediate risk to the community.

The cargo ship that caught fire on Christmas and has moored in Unalaska Bay is moving into port

KUCB’s Theo Greenly sat down with U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Tyler Justus to talk about the current situation.

There is no immediate risk of fire aboard the Genius Star XI, according to a statement from the Coast Guard released Sunday evening.

The fire aboard the Genius Star XI seems to have subsided, and the vessel is anchored in Broad Bay as of Saturday evening.

A cargo ship carrying burning lithium-ion batteries remained anchored off the coast of Unalaska Saturday, as marine firefighting experts continued responding to the situation.