The container ship Amsterdam Bridge caught fire in India. The vessel was carrying dangerous chemicals on board operating from Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust to Sri Lanka, when during the passage through Mumbai Bay fire started in one of the cargo holds. The officers on board reacted immediately and made dangerous maneuvers to the anchorage without any visibility from the thick smoke. The ship send distress signal to Mumbai port authorities and requested assistance. The fire fighting tugs arrived at the scene of the accident and tried to get control of the fire. The fire spread to the neighbor containers and is still not extinguished by the fire tugs. All the crew was evacuated during the salvage operations and was reported that there are no seriously injured people and no reports for pollution in the region. On board of the cargo ship there are several dangerous cargo containers, which are containing chemicals and dangerous goods. The fire fighting is still in progress and there is no information about the cargo type of the burning containers.
The container ship Amsterdam Bridge (IMO: 9450911) has length of 260.00 m, beam of 32.00 m and summer draft of 10.70 m. The deadweight of the cargo ship is 54,405 DWT, the gross tonnage is 42,112 GRT and the capacity is 4,400 TEU. The vessel is operated by the German company Thien & Heyenga and built in 2009.