Tulipalo Englannin kanaalissa autojenkuljetusalus Honorilla

[Juha Tuomala]

The US car carrier, Honor, was in the English Channel when the fire broke out on board earlier this morning.

The vessel was en route to Baltimore from Southampton. 21 crew are on board.

The UK Coastguard was contacted at 0345, and is now coordinating the incident.

In a statement, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) said the Honor's fixed firefighting systems were used to attack the fire and the cargo space has been sealed.

The ship's crew continue to monitor the cargo area.

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Honor has full manoeuvrability and has now turned back towards Southampton, where it is planned to anchor to the South East of the Isle of Wight.

UK Coastguard is monitoring the situation closely and the Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service has been notified of the incident.

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