'Maersk Frankfurt' cargo ship fire rages for more than 24 hours, Indian Coast Guard in action
Indian Coast Guard has deployed 3 ships for firefighting off Goa coast | Indian Coast Guard
For more than 24 hours, Indian Coast Guard (ICG)assets have been attempting to put out the fire that has engulfed the cargo ship MV Maersk Frankfurt, which had been sailing along India's southwestern coast. The commercial vessel carrying International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG), was sailing from Mundra, Gujarat to Colombo, Sri Lanka, when a major fire broke out around 5:00 pm Indian Standard Time (IST) on Friday (Jul 19). At the time of writing, the vessel is approximately 140 kilometres south of the western Indian state of Goa, and at a safe distance from the coast.
At present, three Indian Coast Guard ships- Sujeet, Sachet and Samrat are carrying out the firefighting operation. The efforts of the ships are being assisted by an Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH Mk3) that is dropping packets of Dry Chemical Powder (DCP), a specialised fire-fighting chemical. Furthermore, a Dornier short-range Maritime patrol plane is monitoring the situation, keeping a close watch for any signs of an oil spill from the flaming cargo vessel.
Upon receiving information regarding the fire, the Indian Coast Guard on Friday deployed one ship and a Dornier short-range maritime patrol aircraft towards the distressed merchant vessel. On assessing the fire situation and understanding that explosions have been occurring in the frontal portion of the merchant ship,the ICG deployed two additional ships to augment the firefighting efforts. The firefighting is being carried out amid harsh weather conditions, and rough seas caused by the active southwest monsoon.
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WION has learnt that MV Maersk Frankfurt is manned by a 21-man crewcomprising 17 Filipinos, two Ukrainians, one Russian and one member from Montenegro. One Filipino crew member is missing and a search operation is underway.
As it stands, the cause of the fire remains unknown. While the ICG assets continue to fight the fire, there is also a danger posed by the 1,400 metric tonnes of diesel that the vessel is carrying. ICG assets have been dousing the flames with water and specialised firefighting chemicals such as Aqueous Film Forming Form (AFFF) and Dry Chemical Powder (DCP).
An Emergency Towing Vessel (ETV) Water Lily departed from Mumbai on Friday evening and is expected to reach the flaming cargo vessel by the evening of Sunday (Jul 21).
