Casualty Update - TSS PEARL - Fire/Sunk
Incident Date: 5th October 2022
Vessel: TSS Pearl
IMO No. 9339868
Type: Fully Cellular Containership
Incident: Fire/Sunk
It is reported that the Panamanian-flagged containership has sunk in the Red Sea nearly a week after a fire broke out in a cargo hold with many containers floating in the area.
The fire on board the TSS Pearl was first reported last Friday, October 7, as the ship was located approximately 123 nautical miles northwest of the Port of Jizan.
All 25 crew members abandoned ship and were picked up by other vessels in the area.
If you are aware of any involvement in this casualty and W E Cox Claims Group may be of assistance in any way, including provision of securities, arranging surveys, adjusting any potential losses &/or undertaking recovery action, please do not hesitate to contact us. As appropriate, please contact:
United Kingdom – Paul Friett cargoclaims@w-e-cox.co.uk
France – Marie-Laure Mirrione MarieLaureMirrione@w-e-cox.eu
Europe – John Jackson Johnjackson@cwhji.com
Hong Kong – Twinnie Lai twinnie@ceemis.com.hk
Singapore – Paul Sansom psansom@w-e-cox.com.sg
USA – Charles Droll cdroll@w-e-cox.com
Australia – Niall Orr norr@w-e-cox.com.au
If this or future casualty notices should be forwarded to any of your colleagues, we would be pleased to receive their contact details and we will add them to our Client List.
