exceptions - Hamburger Company: Seemann dies in ship fire off India
A Filipino seaman died during a fire on a container ship off the coast of India. The Hamburg-based shipping management company Bernhard Schulte (BSM) informed the German Press Agency (dpa) of this. The company did not provide information about the man's age. Several media outlets had reported on the incident earlier.
According to BSM, the ship was approximately 150 kilometers from the western coast of India when the fire broke out on Friday. The cause is unclear. The container ship "Maersk Frankfurt" was on its way from Mundra (India) to Colombo (Sri Lanka). The Danish shipping giant Maersk had chartered the 2024-built vessel.
A BSM spokesperson stated that there were no further injured individuals. The crew was reported to have consisted of a total of 21 members. The fire is under control; however, flames are still burning in some containers, the spokesperson added.
- The cargo ship, the "Maersk Frankfurt," is a Danish vessel, operating under the charter of the well-known shipping giant, Maersk, hailing from Denmark.
- The incident occurred near the western coast of India, close to 150 kilometers away, involving a cargo ship en route from Mundra, India, to Colombo, Sri Lanka.
- Despite the unfortunate incident off the coast of India, there were no other reported injuries among the 21-member crew aboard the German-managed cargo ship, the "Maersk Frankfurt."
- The Hamburg-based shipping management company, BSM, disclosed information about a fatal accident on a cargo ship to the German Press Agency, although they did not specify the seaman's age.
- Local reports indicated that a fire on the cargo ship, resulting in an accident, occurred off the Indian coast, which was later covered by various media outlets around the world.
- Despite efforts to control the fire, it continues to burn inside some containers on the cargo ship "Maersk Frankfurt," which experienced the unfortunate incident, while en route to Colombo, Sri Lanka, from Mundra, India.
