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Fire on merchant vessel off Mumbai under control
A major fire that broke out on the Colombo-bound merchant vessel MV Amsterdam Bridge off Mumbai coast has been contained and cooling operations are underway, Coast Guard officials said on Monday.
“The flames have been contained but not extinguished. A thick plume of smoke continues to emanate from the vessel and fire-fighting as well as cooling operations are on,” officials said. The ship, carrying hazardous cargo, caught fire near the Prongs Reef Lighthouse in South Mumbai on Sunday. “It is learnt that 24 containers out of the 112 on board the vessel contained 45 tonnes of dangerous cargo," they said, adding some containers seemed to carry petrol, terpentine and some inflammbale gas.
A major fire that broke out on the Colombo-bound merchant vessel MV Amsterdam Bridge off Mumbai coast has been contained and cooling operations are underway, Coast Guard officials said on Monday.
“The flames have been contained but not extinguished. A thick plume of smoke continues to emanate from the vessel and fire-fighting as well as cooling operations are on,” officials said. The ship, carrying hazardous cargo, caught fire near the Prongs Reef Lighthouse in South Mumbai on Sunday. “It is learnt that 24 containers out of the 112 on board the vessel contained 45 tonnes of dangerous cargo," they said, adding some containers seemed to carry petrol, terpentine and some inflammbale gas.
