According to a statement from Maersk Line, the MV Maersk Honam reported a serious fire in a cargo hold on Tuesday 6 March 2018 at 15:20 GMT while enroute from Singapore towards Suez, Egypt.
Four crew members are missing. Twenty-three others have evacuated to nearby vessel an are safe. Search and rescue is underway for the four missing crew members.
The Maersk Honam was located around 900 nautical miles southeast of Salalah, Oman. The situation is said to be” very critical”.
The ship is reported to be carrying 7,860 containers. Considering the magnitude of this casualty, a substantial or total loss is expected for the onboard cargoes.
The circumstances surrounding the origin of the fire are currently being investigated.

Should you have any cargoes on this vessel, please , proceed with recovery actions as soon as possible.