Fire breaks out on container ship


PETALING JAYA: A container ship caught fire near Pantai Acheh, Port Klang, late Saturday evening, though none of its crew members was hurt.

The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) said a Selangor MMEA boat, two tugboats from Westport and another from Northport were deployed once a distress call was received that the ship named MV KMTC Shenzhen was on fire.

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