Panaji: The Indian Coast Guard on Saturday said that three of its ships ICS Sujeet, Sachet, and Samrat have been fighting the fire on a merchant vessel which is located 6.5 nautical miles south of Karwar.
The ship carrying hazardous cargo had caught major fire about 102 nautical miles southwest of Goa.
In the recent update on Saturday morning, the ICG wrote on its X handle that Ships Sujeet, Sachet and Samrat have been fighting the fire for over 12 hours, preventing its spread. As of 0700 hrs, 20 Jul, the vessel is 6.5 NM south of Karwar.
“The ICG Dornier aircraft Ex #Goa is conducting aerial assessments, with an additional aircraft from #Kochi positioned for #SAR. ETV Water Lily departed #Mumbai on 19 Jul, arriving on scene by 21 Jul,” it added.
The merchant vessel, on its way from Mundra to Colombo, was reportedly carrying “International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) cargo” and explosions have been occurring on its front part, the Coast Guard had said on Friday.
