FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedin A major fire broke out on 22 June around 3 a.m. aboard the cargo barge MV Vishalakshi while it was undergoing maintenance at the Sea Blue Shipyard in Vypeen, near Kochi, Kerala. The blaze is believed to have started on the vessel’s deck (with some reports indicating the engine room area), and was first noticed by shipyard workers and nearby personnel, who tried unsuccessfully to contain it as the flames spread. Fire and Rescue Services teams quickly responded, deploying multiple fire tenders from across the Ernakulam district. RelatedNews RMI highlights medical oxygen safety risks after onboard explosion USCG: Boiler burner inspection and operational safety recommendations var jnews_module_21376597_0_6a3bb792e4efe = {"header_icon":"","first_title":"Related","second_title":"News","url":"","header_type":"heading_8","header_background":"","header_secondary_background":"","header_text_color":"","header_line_color":"","header_accent_color":"","header_filter_category":"","header_filter_author":"","header_filter_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_post_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_tribe_events_cat":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_category":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_tag":"","header_filter_text":"All","sticky_post":false,"sticky_post_filter":false,"post_type":"post","content_type":"all","sponsor":false,"number_post":"2","post_offset":0,"unique_content":"unique1","include_post":"","included_only":false,"exclude_post":"21376597","include_category":"","exclude_category":"","include_author":"","include_tag":"447,74,433","exclude_tag":"","exclude_visited_post":false,"post_tag":"","tribe_events_cat":"","web_story_category":"","web_story_tag":"","sort_by":"latest","show_date":"","date_format":"default","date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","pagination_mode":"disable","pagination_nextprev_showtext":"","pagination_number_post":"2","pagination_scroll_limit":0,"ads_type":"disable","ads_position":1,"ads_random":"","ads_image":"","ads_image_tablet":"","ads_image_phone":"