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Crew evacuated from burning boxship off Saudi

Container ship TSS Pearl has been abandoned in the Red Sea Northwest of Jizan Port due to a fire.

Gary Howard, Middle East correspondent

October 7, 2022

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TSS Pearl Fire
TSS Pearl

Saudi Arabia’s Border Guards said it had rescued 25 sailors from the ship and evacuated them to the port of Jizan. The authorities said the crew were in good health and had been transferred to accommodation.

TSS Pearl is a 2008-built, 2,000 teu container vessel flying the Panama flag. It left Jeddah on October 4.

The Border Guards said its vessel worked in co-operation with a foreign ship to rescue the crew 123 miles Northwest of Jizan port after receiving a mayday call.

About the Author

Gary Howard

Middle East correspondent

Gary Howard is the Middle East Correspondent for Seatrade Maritime News and has written for Seatrade Cruise, Seatrade Maritime Review and was News Editor at Lloyd’s List. Gary’s maritime career started after catching the shipping bug during a research assignment for the offshore industry. Working out of Seatrade's head office in the UK, he also produces and contributes to conference programmes for Seatrade events including CMA Shipping, Seatrade Maritime Logistics Middle East and Marintec. 

Gary’s favourite topics within the maritime industry are decarbonisation and wind-assisted propulsion; he particularly enjoys reporting from industry events.

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Gary Howard regularly moderates at international maritime events. Below you’ll find a list of selected past conferences and webinars.

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