Fatal fire still burns on cargo ship in New Jersey, raising questions about response capability

A cargo ship burned for a third day Friday at a New Jersey port after a fire that claimed the lives of two firefighters and exposed gaps in the ability of fire crews to respond to emergencies on hulking container ships. Crews have been shooting jets of water into the Italian-flagged Grande Costa d’Avorio docked in Newark as flames flared periodically from decks where hundreds of vehicles were loaded. The Coast Guard and other officials announced a news conference later Friday to provide details on the fire that resulted in the deaths of Newark firefighters Augusto “Augie” Acabou and Wayne “Bear” Brooks Jr.