A Malaysian car carrier remains anchored in the Malacca Strait after a fire onboard resulted in the evacuation of its 19-man crew on 2 December.
Malaysia Star, typically deployed to transport refurbished second-hand vehicles within Asia, suffered a fire around its fuel tank.
Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA), Malaysia’s coast guard, was alerted to the incident around 8.40 am (local time). At the time, Malaysia Star was sailing from Port Klang to Kota Kinabalu in Malaysia.
MMEA’s...
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