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OFfshore ship abandoned after fire

On the morning of Sep 12, 2024, a fire broke out aboard the 'AM Pride', with 15 crew members on board, about 48.5 nautical miles south of Mossel Bay, Western Cape Province. At 10.30 a.m. the Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) at SAMSA in Cape Town, received a distress call from PetroSA (Petroleum Oil and Gas Corporation of South Africa) stating that the messroom was on fire, and the ship required urgent assistance. The MRCC issued a MayDay relay, upon which two vessels, the 'Angelic Peace' and 'Thunderbird', which were sailing nearby, respnded. The PetroSA deployed a helicopter to the scene. The weather conditions were challenging with strong winds and high swells. However, the helicopter was able to hoist the crew, which had abandoned ship onto the life rafts, aboad. Eight of the castayways were brought to the FA platform, and seven more flown to George, to be shifted to Cape Town on Sep 13. It was planned to tow the damaged vessel to a safe location by the Emergency Towing Vessel 'Mkhuseli'.