ASL BAUHINIA

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Burning container ship abandoned

The crew of the 'ASL Bauhinia' has abandoned the vessel in the southern Red Sea early on Jan 28. A nearby vessel rescued the crew with no injuries reported. Thick smoke was reportedly seen emanating from the forward section of the ship. The 'ASL Bauhinia' remains adrift, while investigations into the cause of the explosion and fire were ongoing. The securiy firm Ambre suggested that the fire may have been caused by an explosion involving hazardous cargo. The vessel was en route from the Jebel Ali commercial terminal in Dubai, scheduled to make a port call in Jeddah on Jan 29 with an ETA in Aqaba as of Jan 31, operating on behalf of CU Lines, on a regular rotation between Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and the port of Aqaba.The vessel is classed by Japan’s Nippon Kaiji Kyokai and is insured by the UK Mutual Steam Ship Assurance Association. Vespucci Maritime chief executive Lars Jensen suggested that the next stage would be organising salvage and the likely declaration of General Average on its cargo. However, he also questioned whether shippers insured against General Average would be able to claim, given the location of the casualty. Report with photo: https://theloadstar.com/crew-abandons-chinese-feeder-vessel-on-fire-in-the-red-sea/

Ship on fire in Red Sea

On Jan 27, 2025, at around 11.40 p.m. UTC the 'ASL Bauhinia' with an all Chinese-crew on board caught fire and went adrift in the southern Red Sea about 122 nautical miles northwest of Hodeidah (Lat. 16.5100 Lng. 40.9150) on a northbound voyage en route from Jebel Ali towards the Suez Canal, according to the Diaplous Maritime Services, a security consultancy which stated that the ship was posing a navigational hazard to other vessels in the area. It was unknown if the ship was attacked or if the blaze started by other reasons.