Cargo ship fire: ICG deploys 3 ships for firefighting operation in Arabian Sea

The Indian Coast Guards ICG three ships were conducting a firefighting operation after a major fire broke out on the MV Maersk Frankfurt cargo ship near Karwar Karnataka on Friday which carried dangerous international maritime goodsSujeet and Samrat the two Indian Coast Guard ICG ships have increased their firefighting efforts and according to the ANI report the operation is currently being conducted by the three ICG ships Sujeet Sachet and SamratPersistent efforts by the ships for more than 12 hours have prevented the fire from spreading further reported ANIIn its latest update via a post on X the Indian Coast Guard said India Coast Guard 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 65 NM south of Karwar ICG Dornier aircraft from Goa is conducting aerial assessments with an additional aircraft from Kochi positioned for search and rescue ETV Water Lily departed Mumbai on July 19 arriving on scene by July 21Further updates on MaerskFrankfurt fireIndiaCoastGuard 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 65 NM south of Karwar ICG Dornier aircraft Ex Goa is conducting aerialhellip pictwittercomnevStJvjpamdash Indian Coast Guard IndiaCoastGuard July 20 2024As per the ANI report the Indian Coast Guard control room in Mumbai received a distress call late on Friday night from container carrier MV Maersk Frankfurt 50 NM off Karwar regarding a major fire onboardICG Dornier and the ships Sachet Sujeet and Samrat were immediately pressed into action Additionally an aircraft was also mobilized to augment search and rescue effortsAccording to the coast guard firefighting was in progress to avert ecological disaster and ensure the safety of the vessel and crew as reported by ANIAs of 7 am on Friday the Maersk Frankfurt is reportedly positioned 65 nautical miles south of Karwar The vessel has been advised to alter course away from land and is currently heading on course 180 at a speed of 6 knots reported ANIHowever heavy swells and predominant southwesterly winds are posing challenges to firefighting operationsEarlier on Friday a fire broke out on a container cargo merchant vessel about 102 nautical miles southwest of Goa reported ANINotably as per the news agency report ICG is carrying out firefighting operations on the ship which carries dangerous international maritime goods amid bad weather and heavy rainsAccording to latest updates Indian Coast Guards ICG said in a statement released on X The fire in the forepart has been suppressed but heavy smoke persists and has reignited midship ICG ships Sachet Sujeet and Samrat are ongoing with firefighting operationsA Dornier aircraft and ALH Dhruv helicopter have assessed the vessel and no crew evacuation is required yet ICG wrote furtherIndiaCoastGuard continues its robust response to the fire onboard MV MaerskFrankfurt The fire in the forepart has been suppressed but heavy smoke persists and has reignited midship ICG ships Sachet Sujeet and Samrat are ongoing with firefighting operations Additionallyhellip pictwittercomZXx2E1fYRPmdash Indian Coast Guard IndiaCoastGuard July 20 2024With inputs from ANI