A fire has erupted in the engine room of a Maersk Line-owned vessel off Ireland.
The blaze originated from an auxiliary engine of the 2,902-teu Maersk Pembroke (built 1998) in the early hours of 22 August, Maersk Line confirmed.
The UK coastguard has been contacted and the fire has been contained and extinguished, the company added.
All 22 crew members onboard are safe and no environmental effect has been reported.
According to vessel tracking websites, the ship is still anchored 125 nautical miles southwest of Ireland.
Maersk Pembroke was en route to Montreal, Canada.
“We are working on a contingency plan to make the vessel operational again simultaneously with an emergency tow plan,” Maersk Line added.
“We are in contact with our customers to find the best solution for the handling of their cargo."
