Sapphire, caught fire near Baltimore's Key Bridge, leading to an explosion heard by eyewitnesses. Thankfully, no injuries were reported among the 23 crew and two pilots. The fire was contained by Baltimore's fire department and efforts to remove the ship from the harbor are underway.

Last week, the barge company announced the policy change in a statement due to the fire risk associated with shipping large lithium ion batteries.

Electric cars aren't the only battery-powered vehicles out there. Electric cargo ships are beginning to appear. How do these work compared to traditional ones?

A cargo ship explodes in Baltimore Harbor in Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, on Monday. Video of the explosion has surfaced.

The Northrop Grumman Cygnus cargo spacecraft was captured by the International Space Station's robotic arm. Credit: NASA

A fire on an oil tanker and a cargo ship has killed one person and injured two others Saturday in South Korea, according to Yonhap News. The 2,692-ton tanker and the 24-ton cargo ship, docked side by side, caught fire at 1.04 am local time (1604GMT Friday) in the southern coastal city of Yeosu, according to that city’s coast guard.

For the first time, Ukraine has extended its drone strikes to ships carrying Iranian weapons across the Caspian Sea.