Fire breaks out at merchant vessel off Mumbai coast

A fire broke out at merchant vessel MV Amsterdam Bridge off Mumbai coast today afternoon, Coast Guard officials said.

A fire broke out at merchant vessel MV Amsterdam Bridge off Mumbai coast on Sunday afternoon, Coast Guard officials said.

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Officials suspect that fire erupted in the engine room of the vessel but said that they had no information about the extent of damage.

Two Coast Guard ships, ICGS Samudra Prahari and ICGS Subhadra Kumari Chouhan have been sent to the spot and were monitoring the situation, they said.