The crew of the 1,930 teu ASL BAUHINIA has abandoned the containership in the Red Sea on 28 January after it caught fire following an explosion on board the vessel on 27 January.
The 2022 built ship is owned by Asean Seas Line and time chartered by Emirates Shipping Lines since October 2024. It is currently deployed on the Gulf Red Sea Connector (EGRC) service that connects Jebel Ali, Jeddah, Aqaba, Sokhna, Jebel Ali and had left Jebel Ali on 22 January and was scheduled to arrive at Jeddah on