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Denmark has reopened an official investigation into the fire onboard the Scandinavian Star ferry that claimed the lives of 159 people in 1990, a move welcomed by Danish unions. 

Fire broke out on the product tanker Sealink Utshab off Mongla port, Bangladesh, on May 23. Reports claim that 4 crew are injured, while one seafarer lost their life.

Sri Lanka's Marine Environment Protection Authority (MEPA) initiated an investigation into a possible environmental impact from the fire that took place on May 21, onboard X-Press Pearl near the Colombo port.

Transport Malta issued an investigation report on the fire on a lifeboat while carrying out tests onboard the Maltese-flagged tanker Med Tuncer in May 2020. The investigation identified a very high short circuit current within the batteries as a probable cause of the incident. 

A fire took place onboard the X-Press Pearl on May 20 off Colombo. No injuries have been reported.

In case of fire onboard, response time is critical to ensure that spread to other compartments or and therefore, that the firefighters will not be exposed to a high degree of risk, the Gard P&I Club emphasized. 

ATSB issued an investigation report on the fire onboard the self-unloading bulk carrier 'Iron Chieftain' at Port Kembla, in June 2018, which resulted from a failed bearing in the ship’s conveyor system. The investigation highlighted the inadequacy of fire safety regulations and standards for the cargo handling spaces on such ship types.

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) issued a preliminary report from its ongoing investigation into a fire onboard the multirole vessel MPV Everest while on charter to the Australian Antarctic Division, last April. 

A Unified Command consisting of the Coast Guard, the State of California, and Resolve Marine responded to a fire aboard a container ship.

Following the fire incident on board the Singaporean-flagged Interasia Catalyst, the vessel remains detained at anchorage off Port Klang.