The fire on the MV Maersk Frankfurt cargo erupted on the night of July 19. After the distress call was received, the Indian Coast Guards swung into action.
Earlier on Friday, a similar fire incident was reported from about 102 nautical miles southwest of Goa where fire erupted on a container cargo merchant vessel.
The 984-foot MV Dali cargo vessel collided with the 2.6-km-long four-lane Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 26, after losing power twice. Six construction workers were killed in the crash, and the remaining crew members were unable to leave the US due to pending investigations.
The MV Dali cargo ship with 20 Indian and one Sri Lankan crew members collided with the 2.6-km-long four-lane Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 26. The accident resulted in the death of six crew members and the FBI and federal agencies in the US have launched investigations.
The UK Maritime Trade Operations said the vessel was seized by "regional authorities" in the Gulf of Oman. Tehran's seizure of the vessel comes at a time of high tensions as the Middle East is bracing for a possible Iranian attack on Israel in response to a strike on Iran's embassy in Syria.
The Bangladeshi-flagged MV Abdullah was carrying 58,000 tonnes of coal from Mozambique to the United Arab Emirates when it was attacked on Tuesday. The vessel is the latest to be targeted following a resurgence of attacks by Somali pirates in recent months.
At least two missiles struck the Belize-flagged ship named Rubymar in the Gulf of Aden on February 18, according to the US Military. The crew managed to evacuate and was picked up by another ship towards Djibouti, said LSS-SAPU, the security firm responsible for Rubymar.
Russia’s emergencies ministry said a fire broke out on a nuclear-powered container ship and icebreaker in the northern port of Murmansk but was quickly extinguished.
Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis have been attacking vessels in Red Sea shipping lanes and firing drones and missiles at Israel since the start of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza over two months ago, in a campaign they say aims to support the Palestinians.
In a press conference, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Nasser Kanaani said that Israel has accused Tehran of diverting the attention from the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.
The British-owned ship was linked to Israel and the Houthis promised to target ships in international waters that were linked to or owned by the country. Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu later denounced the incident and said that no Israelis were on board.
Denouncing the incident, the Israeli PM office said it strongly condemned the Iranian attack against an international vessel and added the ship is owned by a British company and is operated by a Japanese firm.
The ship’s owner said an electric car in the cargo was suspected as a possible cause of the blaze.
The ship has been stranded for nearly 24 hours in the Arabian Sea near Vadrai Beach in Palghar district.
Rescuers had saved 16 crew members, the captain said. Another 11 had made it onto a life raft, while one person was saved by a nearby tanker. Two crew members were still in the water, he said.
Sri Lanka's Ports and Shipping Minister told Parliament that Govt Analyst and Veterinary Research Institute were conducting investigations to ascertain cause of marine animals' death, reports Xinhua news agency.
The 14 were among the entire crew that was tested after the ship arrived in Durban on Sunday. They are now all in isolation as authorities start a track and trace initiative for all those who might have been in contact with them.
The US military's Central Command said it was "aware of media reporting of an incident involving the Saviz in the Red Sea."
A cargo vessel going to Mumbai from Surat suffered minor damage after it hit rocks off Dahanu coast on Saturday morning, an official said.
For the first time, an Indian cargo ship carrying 1,000 tonnes of stone aggregates from Bhutan has arrived in Bangladesh through India via the Brahmaputra river, significantly reducing travel time and transportation cost.
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