A serious hearth broke out on a container cargo service provider vessel about 102 nautical miles southwest of Goa, inflicting explosions on the entrance a part of the ship on Friday night. The vessel was on a passage from Mundra port in Gujarat to Colombo in Sri Lanka.
The Coast Guard stated firefighting efforts are in progress to avert an ecological catastrophe and to make sure the protection of the vessel and crew. Coast Guard officers stated a misery name from the MV Maersk Frankfurt relating to a serious hearth onboard was obtained about 50 nautical miles off Karwar.
A Coast Guard spokesperson stated certainly one of its ships was instantly diverted to proceed towards the distressed vessel as quickly because the misery name was obtained.
“An ICG Dornier plane was launched for aerial evaluation. The ship is reported to be carrying Worldwide Maritime Harmful Items (IMDG) cargo and explosions have been occurring on the entrance a part of the service provider ship. The ICG (Indian Coast Guard) ship has arrived within the space and is finishing up a firefighting operation amid tough seas and inclement climate situations. Moreover, two ICG ships have been dispatched from Goa to enhance the firefighting efforts. The crew has been reassured of their security,” the spokesperson stated.
Further plane are additionally being mobilised to help security and rescue efforts, officers stated.