Karnataka Ship Fire

The fire on a merchant vessel off the Karwar coast has been brought under control after more than 24 hours but one of the ship's 21 crew members was missing, the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) said on Saturday.

The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) on Saturday said three of ships have been trying to douse the fire that broke out on a merchant vessel - an operation that has been continuing for the last 12 hours off the coast of Karwar in Karnataka.

Mangaluru, Karnataka: A major fire on board a research vessel with more than 30 people at sea was extinguished by the Indian Coast Guard on Friday night.

Panic gripped the crew of a cargo ship after one of its containers loaded with chemicals caught fire about 50 nautical miles off Mangalore on Saturday but no one was hurt in the incident, Coast Guard officials said.

External Affairs Minister S M Krishna today said the law of the country would take its own course in fishermen killing case in which the crew of an Italian ship fired at and killed two Indians off Kollam coast in Kerala. "The law of the land will take its own course in the incident where the crew of an Italian ship Enrica Lexie fired at and killed...

The fire on a merchant vessel off the Karwar coast has been brought under control after more than 24 hours but one of the ship's 21 crew members was missing, the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) said on Saturday.

The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) on Saturday said three of ships have been trying to douse the fire that broke out on a merchant vessel - an operation that has been continuing for the last 12 hours off the coast of Karwar in Karnataka.

Mangaluru, Karnataka: A major fire on board a research vessel with more than 30 people at sea was extinguished by the Indian Coast Guard on Friday night.

Panic gripped the crew of a cargo ship after one of its containers loaded with chemicals caught fire about 50 nautical miles off Mangalore on Saturday but no one was hurt in the incident, Coast Guard officials said.

External Affairs Minister S M Krishna today said the law of the country would take its own course in fishermen killing case in which the crew of an Italian ship fired at and killed two Indians off Kollam coast in Kerala. "The law of the land will take its own course in the incident where the crew of an Italian ship Enrica Lexie fired at and killed...