News / Blaze-hit TSS Pearl sinks in Red Sea after crew abandon ship

The TSS Pearl, a small containership that suffered a major cargo fire just forward of the crew accommodation, has sunk in the Red Sea, off Saudi Arabia.

Crew reported the fire on 5 October and abandoned the vessel, with the Jeddah Marine Rescue Coordination Centre picking up all 25 crew safely.

Last week, VesselsValue AIS data showed the vessel drifting north of the Farasan Islands, in what could be the deepest part of the Red Sea at more than 1,000 metres. The last ...