Cabo-De-Hornos

On Jan 21, 2026, shortly before 4:00 p.m., the Punta Arenas Fire Department was alerted to a fire on the 'Cabo de Hornos', while it was undergoing maintenance at the Asmar shipyard in Tres Punetes. The fire originated in the ship's engine room. Volunteers and fire trucks from the Fifth and Sixth Fire Companies responded to control and extinguish the flames. Two people were injured, and an ambulance from the Emergency Medical Service (SAMU) was requested for initial treatment and subsequent transfer to a medical center. Along with the firefighters, Maritime Police personnel also arrived and remained at the scene. while the initial investigations were carried out to determine the exact cause of the fire. Report with photo: https://laprensaaustral.cl/2026/01/22/incendio-en-buque-factoria-en-astillero-asmar-deja-dos-lesionados/

An estimated amount of one tone oil was reported to have spilled from the Cabo de Hronos' on July 1, 2024, at 1.30 p.m., by the prosecutor Pedro Poblete, a specialist in environmental crimes and in charge of the investigation of the massive fuel spill in the bay of Puerto Chacabuco. The factory ship, owned by the Pesca Chile company, is based in the commune of Punta Arenas. The case was taken by the Local Prosecutor's Office of Aysén. and prosecutor Poblete requested investigative proceedings from the Investigative Brigade of Crimes Against the Environment and Cultural Heritage (Bidema) of Aysén. As part of the investigative process, statements were taken, documents were seized and scientific expertise was carried out at both the Bidema and the PDI Criminalistics Laboratory, among other procedures. The ship remained stationary at Puerto Chacabuco as of July 5.