MSC Messina

[2] On 24 June 2021, the ship caught fire in the midway of the Indian Ocean halfway between Sri Lanka and Malacca Strait.

[3] The fire broke in the engine room of the ship, at some 480 nautical miles (890 km; 550 mi) away from the Great Basses Reef Lighthouse, Kirinda.

[4][5] The fire in incident took place when the ship departed from the Colombo Port to Singapore with around 28 crew members on board.

[7] At least one crew member was reportedly missing during the fire incident and search operations began.

[8][9] On 27 June 2021, the ship departed to Singapore once the fire was successful extinguished from the engine room.