A fire aboard the Hong Kong-flagged ASL Bauhinia yesterday was not linked to Houthi attacks, the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden Joint Maritime Information Centre (JMIC) have said, Reuters reports.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation, JMIC said. A maritime security source told Reuters that the fire resulted from hazardous cargo on board.
There has been a spate of fires on board container ships in recent years due to flammable cargoes.
The crew of the container ship abandoned it in the Red Sea yesterday, according to two maritime sources.