The fire on the containership MSC Flaminia, abandoned in the mid-Atlantic after a fire and explosion on July 15th, is reported now to be under control. The ship is under by the Smit salvage tug Fairmount Expedition at five knots and is roughly 320 NM off the coast of the the UK.  The tugs Anglian Sovereign and Carlo Magno remain on standby.  The Anglian Sovereign has been monitoring temperatures aboard the ship and will resume cooling as necessarily.  The ship and tugs are now in dense fog.  Once viability improves, a salvage team will go aboard the ship and inspect for burning containers and extinguish any fires found.

‘MSC Flaminia’ Fire Under Control