Two container ships collide at Malaysia’s Westport causing fire

Two container ships collided at Malaysia’s Port Klang on Tuesday night, resulting in a fire on both vessels. The collision took place at about 7:30 p.m. at Wharf 20 of Port Klang, the Star reported. A fire started in the forward sections of both vessels after the collision, the Maritime Executive reported. The two ships involved were UASC’s container ship Al Riffa and San Felipe owned by Bernhard Schulte Ship Management. The Al Riffa had to be towed away to prevent the fire from spreading to other ships while the fire on San Felipe was contained, the Maritime Executive said. There were no reports of casualties.