A deep-sea diving support vessel needed $9.8 million in repairs following a fire started by electrical cables as it sailed the Louisiana Gulf in 2013. Tightly installed metal bands on one of Ocean Patriot's cable trays chafed the cables' protective layers, causing ignition, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said in a marine accident brief in January. The fire was fueled by cardboard, air filters and other items stored beneath the tray. The 240-foot Ocean Patriot, owned by Oceaneering International Inc. of Houston, left Port Fourchon, La., on the afternoon of Nov. 28, 2013. The vessel, with 42 people aboard, headed to Green Canyon 205 under clear skies and in seas of 1 to 3 feet. The boat was 50 miles southwest of the port when a fire erupted below its main deck.
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