COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -A fire broke out onboard the Maersk Marie container vessel off the coast of Liberia on Wednesday, a spokesperson for Danish shipping group Maersk said on Thursday. (Reporting by
Fire breaks out onboard Maersk container vessel off Liberia
Incident Overview
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -A fire broke out onboard a Maersk container vessel off the coast of Liberia on Wednesday and the crew was still battling to put out the flames a day later, the Danish shipping group said on Thursday.
Crew Safety Measures
"The crew of the Marie Maersk detected smoke coming from containers onboard the vessel en route from Rotterdam, The Netherlands to Tanjung Pelepas, Malaysia," Maersk said.
Firefighting Efforts
The crew was safe while it attempted to keep the situation under control. Two tugboats with firefighting equipment reached the ship late on Wednesday, Maersk said.
(Reporting by Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen, writing by Essi Lehto, editing by Terje Solsvik)
