News / Maersk Frankfurt heads for open water as container fire subsides

Photo: Indian Coast Guard

Maersk Frankfurt, the newbuild box ship that suffered a possible electrical fault and subsequent container fire, is now headed away from India, flanked by coastguard cutters.

Although the fire is ‘doused’, according to the Indian coastguard, its vessels are still hosing the fourth row of containers, which periodically relight, say reports.

In video footage posted this morning, there is soot distinguishable on containers in the third and fifth rows, which suggests the fire was mainly contained in the fourth row.

According to local ...