Fire reported in container of Singapore-flagged vessel, under control
A fire was reported in a container of MV Interasia Tenacity, the Singapore-flagged container vessel, on Thursday morning while the vessel was sailing towards the Nhava Sheva port, near Mumbai, prompting the crew to seek assistance from the Indian Coast Guard, official sources said here.
The vessel was carrying 1,387 containers with 21 Filipino crew. It departed from Port Klang in Malaysia on June 8 and was scheduled to reach Nhava Sheva late on Friday night..
The fire was reported at 8.40 a.m. in a single container stored on the deck. Upon receiving the distress call over marine radio, the Coast Guard diverted an offshore patrol vessel ICGS Sachet for firefighting and also did aerial surveillance of the vessel. Subsequently, the vessel's master intimated that the fire was under control and that no further assistance was required.
'The situation is stable and the vessel is continuing its passage to Nhava Sheva under close watch of the Coast Guard and Indian Navy,' a Defence source said.
The incident occurred off the Kerala coast three days after another Singapore-flagged container vessel caught fire following an explosion off the coast of the southern State.
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