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Major Fire Breaks Out on Maersk Containership in Arabian Sea


A newbuild containership chartered by Maersk has suffered a major cargo fire in the Arabian Sea off the coast of India. The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) said Maritime Rescue Co-ordination...

A newbuild containership chartered by Maersk has suffered a major cargo fire in the Arabian Sea off the coast of India. The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) said Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre (MRCC) in Mumbai received distress call on Friday from the containership M/V Maersk Frankfurt reporting a major fire approximately 50 nautical miles off Karwar, India. Equasis data shows the ship is owned by LEO OCEAN/TOKEI KAIUN of Japan and it’s ISM manager is BERNHARD SCHULTE-HKG LP of Hong Kong.

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