{"id":1514,"date":"2024-12-04T19:02:15","date_gmt":"2024-12-04T19:02:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=1514"},"modified":"2024-12-04T19:02:15","modified_gmt":"2024-12-04T19:02:15","slug":"car-carrier-catches-fire-off-malaysian-coast-19-crew-members-rescued-safely","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=1514","title":{"rendered":"Car Carrier Catches Fire Off Malaysian Coast, 19 Crew Members Rescued Safely"},"content":{"rendered":"

Car Carrier Catches Fire Off Malaysian Coast, 19 Crew Members Rescued Safely
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A car carrier named Malaysia Star caught fire off the coast of Johor on December 2, 2024. The incident happened about 9 nautical miles from Tanjung Laboh, Batu Pahat, around 8:40 a.m.<\/p>\n

The vessel was on its way from Port Klang to Kota Kinabalu, carrying 19 crew members, 18 Filipinos and 1 Malaysian.<\/p>\n

The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) immediately dispatched two patrol boats and a Marine Police vessel to the scene after receiving the alert.<\/p>\n

Thick smoke was seen billowing from the ship, with the fire dangerously close to the fuel tanks. Given the high risk, the crew was immediately evacuated.<\/p>\n

All 19 crew members were safely transferred to a patrol boat and brought to shore without any injuries.<\/p>\n

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Commander Mohammad Zaini Zainal Abidin from the Batu Pahat Maritime Zone confirmed the safe evacuation and said, \u201cSo far, no reports of oil spills have been received.\u201d<\/p>\n

Firefighting operations are still ongoing, and authorities are keeping a close watch on the situation.<\/p>\n

The cause of the fire is still unknown, but the Malaysia Star had a history of safety issues. In June, during an inspection in Bangladesh, authorities flagged problems with the ship\u2019s fire detection system and dampers.<\/p>\n

Earlier inspections had also found issues with oil and dirty mixtures in the machinery spaces.<\/p>\n

The vessel, built in China in 1992, is locally registered and has a capacity of 1,466 vehicles. While no oil spill has been reported, maritime authorities continue monitoring the area to ensure environmental safety.<\/p>\n

The focus remains on fully extinguishing the fire and investigating what caused it.<\/p>\n

Reference: Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Car Carrier Catches Fire Off Malaysian Coast, 19 Crew Members Rescued Safely Image Credits: Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency\/Facebook A car carrier named Malaysia Star caught fire off the coast of Johor on December 2, 2024. The incident happened about 9 nautical miles from Tanjung Laboh, Batu Pahat, around 8:40 a.m. The vessel was on its […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194,196],"tags":[197],"class_list":["post-1514","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-marine-insight","category-shipping-news","tag-marine-insight"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1514"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1514"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1514\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1514"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1514"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1514"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}