A container ship sinks in the Red Sea after a fire

The Panamanian-flagged container ship is reported to have sunk in the Red Sea nearly a week after a fire broke out in a cargo hold. The Saudi Press Agency first reported the fire aboard the TSS Pearl last Friday. On October 7, when the ship was about 123 nautical miles northwest of the port of Jizan, the 25 crew members left the ship and were picked up by other ships in the area.

The NYK Line company reported that its Orion Leader pure car and truck transport ship had rescued eight sailors just after midnight local time on the morning of October 6, after receiving a distress call regarding a container ship on fire. The Orion Leader transferred the sailors to the bulk carrier St. Dimitrios, which also participated in the rescue.

(Schuler, 2022)Schuler, M. (2022). Containership Reportedly Sinks in Red Sea After Fire. gCaptain.