After the vessel “Maersk Honam” sustained a serious fire in one of its cargo holds. 23 crew members were evacuated, but Maersk Line informed that one of the evacuated crewmembers, lost his life, as he sustained serious injuries.
As the company stated, the crewmember who passed away was a Thai national, and its health deteriorated on Wednesday, March 7 afternoon, resulting in losing his life.
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Søren Toft, Chief Operating Officer and member of the Executive Board of A.P. Moller – Maersk, stated:
We are deeply saddened by the passing of one of our colleagues who in the first place had been evacuated. The seriousness of the event has escalated and everyone in Maersk is moved by this. We are in contact with the family of the deceased and our thoughts and condolences go to them.
The rest 22 crew members are heading to Sri Lanka onboard the vessel “ALS Ceres”.
The vessel “Maersk Honam” was heading to Suez when it sustained a serious fire in one of its cargo holds. 23 crew members were evacuated, but four crewmembers are still missing.
Mr. Toft added:
We are doing our utmost in this tragic situation to care for all evacuated colleagues and continue the intense search and rescue operations ongoing for the four crew members currently reported missing.
The cause of the fire is currently unknown. Maersk Honam was built in 2017, has a nominal capacity of 15262 TEU, and carries the Singapore flag.
