The vessel suffered a serious fire enroute from Singapore to Durban. All 17 crew members are reported safe, having been picked up by Hermann Buss-owned containership Donau Trader.
The vessel was last reported 200 miles Northeast of Mauritius. While the cause of the incident has yet to be ascertained, Leonhardt & Blumberg has pledged that an investigation will be conducted.
A Leonhardt & Blumberg superintendent is reportedly en route to Mauritius.
It is the second major fire on a container vessel this month after the fore section of the stricken boxship MOL Comfort caught fire and later sank while being towed to Oman.
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