Another Container Ship ‘MV Interasia Tenacity’ catches fire, Blaze under control, Vessel continues voyage

MUMBAI : A fire broke out aboard the Singapore-flagged container ship MV Interasia Tenacity near Mumbai’s coast on Thursday morning while it was en route to Nhava Sheva port. The fire, reported around 8:40 am, was confined to a single container on the deck. The vessel’s crew brought the situation under control, and no further assistance was required, the Indian Coast Guard confirmed.

The ship, MV Interasia Tenacity operated by Taiwan based Interasia Line with a capacity of 3055 TEUs was carrying 1,387 containers with 21 Filipino crew members, had departed Port Klang, Malaysia, on June 8 and is expected to arrive at Nhava Sheva late Friday night.

Upon receiving a distress call over marine radio, the Coast Guard deployed offshore patrol vessel ICGS Sachet for firefighting support and launched an aircraft for aerial surveillance. The vessel is now sailing under close watch of the Coast Guard and Indian Navy.