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Fire breaks out in Goa's naval ship, was going from Gujarat to Sri Lanka; one crew member killed
A massive fire has broken out in a ship about 102 nautical miles southwest of Goa. Officials said that the ship was going from Mundra in Gujarat to Colombo in Sri Lanka when this accident happened. As soon as the incident was reported, the Indian Coast Guard immediately instructed the ICG for help, now the fire has been brought under control to a large extent.
On July 19, a merchant navy ship off the coast of Goa caught fire. According to a senior officer in the Indian Coast Guard, one member has been reported dead in the accident. However, the fire is now under control.
The MV Maersk Frankfurt, carrying 1,154 containers, including dangerous cargo like benzene and the cyanide compound sodium cyanate, caught fire around 102 nautical miles off the coast of Goa while on its way from Mundra in Gujarat to Colombo in Sri Lanka.
ICG Deputy Inspector General Manoj Bhatia has informed that the dry chemical powder spread through helicopters helped in controlling the fire to a great extent. The ICG Deputy Inspector General said that there is no fire in the part where the dangerous goods are kept. The firefighting operation is still going on.
