On Wednesday, November 26, 2025, at approximately 09:28 hours, Wilmington Firefighters on the B Platoon were dispatched to a reported cargo ship fire on the Chiquita Voyager flagged out of Liberia at the Port of Wilmington. The Chiquita Voyager is a 728 foot long container ship hauling fruit from Central America.

Battalion Chief Eric Haley arrived on scene reporting smoke showing from the superstructure of the ship. Firefighters boarded the ship to begin fire suppression and evacuation of the ships crew. Firefighters discovered a fire located in the engine room. A seocond alarm was transmitted bringing additonal manpower and equipment to the scene to assist with fire suppression. After conferring with the Ship Captain and Ship Engineer, the onboard fire suppression system was activated containing the fire to the area of origin. It took firefighters approximately 3 hours to bring the incident under control. Fire department units remained on location for remainder of the day to ensure that the suppression system totally extinguished the fire. After 24 hours, the engine room was opened it and it was determined that the fire was completely extinguished.

Four ship's crew members were injured and transported to the Christiana Hospital for treatment.

Approximately 70 fire and EMS personnel responded to the fire. The following units responded: Engine 1,

First Alarm: Engine 2, Engine 1, Engine 3; Squad 4; Ladder 2, Ladder 1; Battalion Chief 2, Battalion Chief 1 Battalion Chief 11; F1 (Fire Chief); Ambulance 2, Ambulance 5, Ambulance 6; Fireboat 7.

2nd Alarm: Engine 6, Engine 5, New Castle County Squad 32, New Castle County Rescue Engine 22, New Castle County Tower 11; New Castle County Marine 23, New Castle County Marine 18; New Castle County EMS; New Castle County Emergency Managementt, Delaware State Fire School, United States Coast Guard.