News / Crew member injured in cargo blaze aboard CMA CGM Rabelais

CMA CGM Rabelais. Photo: VesselFinder

A cargo fire, which broke out on the 6,552 teu CMA CGM-chartered vessel Rabelais on Wednesday, is now under control. An injured crew member is not in any danger, confirmed the box ship’s owner.

The Loadstar understands that the crew member was injured during the firefighting operations, when he slipped and fell, breaking some ribs.

The vessel was en route to Nhava Sheva, India, after departing Singapore and was navigating the Malacca Straits, some 100km north-west of Port Klang, when the fire was ...