On December 11, 2015, about 1740 local time, a fire broke out in the electrical control room for the aft winches aboard the freighter Alpena while the vessel was dry docked undergoing work. Shipyard workers evacuated the vessel and notified the local fire department, who extinguished the fire. No one was injured, but the Alpena sustained nearly $4 million in damage.
The probable cause of the fire aboard the Alpena was a fault in the electrical wiring providing power to the aft anchor winch
