Indian coast guard battling fire aboard vessel in Arabian sea
The Peninsula
New Delhi: Three Indian Coast Guard ships were battling a major fire Saturday aboard a cargo vessel in the Arabian Sea after it picked up a distress c...
New Delhi: Three Indian Coast Guard ships were battling a major fire Saturday aboard a cargo vessel in the Arabian Sea after it picked up a distress call, the organisation said.
The vessel MV Maersk Frankfurt reported explosions on its front deck on Friday, 6.5 nautical miles (12 kilometres) south of Karwar while sailing from India's Gujarat state to Colombo in Sri Lanka.
"Ships Sujeet, Sachet and Samrat have been fighting the fire for over 12 hours, preventing its spread," the India Coast Guard said in a statement Saturday posted on social media platform X.
Further updates on #MaerskFrankfurt fire:@IndiaCoastGuard Ships Sujeet, Sachet and Samrat have been fighting the fire for over 12 hours, preventing its spread. As of 0700 hrs, 20 Jul, the vessel is 6.5 NM south of #Karwar, #ICG Dornier aircraft Ex #Goa is conducting aerial… pic.twitter.com/nevStJvjpa