Updated on: Aug 19, 2025 05:54 am IST
Liberian-flagged bulk carrier W SAPPHIRE caught fire in Baltimore’s Patapsco River, as per radar information. It had left For Port Louis on Monday.
A bulk carrier caught fire in the Patapsco River near the Francis Scott Key Bridge site in Baltimore. Maritime radar information shows that the vessel is W SAPPHIRE, a bulk carrier currently flagged under Liberia. It has not been confirmed as an explosion by the Baltimore City Fire Department.
The incident happened off the Baltimore Harbour off the Chesapeake Bay in Baltimore City. No one was injured in the incident CBS confirmed in a report citing the police in Baltimore. According to city officials, under-deck fire caused smoke to billow into the air.
Radar records show that the ship’s call sign is D5AF7, with an IMO number of 9605645 and an MMSI number of 636023364. Here’s a screenshot of the radar information on the ship.
The ship departed from Baltimore on Monday, 18 August at 5:55 p.m. and was en route to Port Louis, Mauritius, with an estimated arrival on September 23.
This story is being updated.
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