MV Marlin Luanda
missile strike · 2024-01-26 · Red Sea (gulf of aden)
- Date
- 2024-01-26
- Region
- Red Sea
- Vessel
- MV Marlin Luanda
- IMO
- 9829451
- Flag
- MHL
- Vessel type
- tanker
- Incident type
- missile strike
- Outcome
- damage contained
- Casualties
- several injured
Summary
The Trafigura-chartered product tanker Marlin Luanda was hit by a Houthi missile while carrying Russian-origin naphtha. A cargo fire broke out in the aft-most cargo tank. Trafigura's fire-fighting protocol contained the blaze after several hours; INS Visakhapatnam (Indian Navy) provided medical evacuation for injured crew. The vessel eventually resumed passage under her own power. No fatalities. The incident illustrated the cargo-fire risk of missile impacts on product tanker tonnage.
Source
Reporting organisation: UKMTO
https://www.ukmto.org/indian-ocean/ukmto-advisories
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