Ship catches fire off Mumbai coast

A major fire broke out in an Antigua and Barbuda-flagged merchant vessel off Mumbai coast on Sunday afternoon (September 9), Coast Guard officials said. The ship, MV Amsterdam Bridge, had reached just four nautical miles from Prongs Reef Lighthouse in south Mumbai and was carrying hazardous cargo, sources said. According to the sources, the operations room of the Coast Guard received a fire call at 5.15 PM from the captain of the cargo vessel.