Further to our initial notice concerning a fire onboard the MORNING MIDAS, we understand that she has capsized and sank on 24 June 2025 in international waters in the North Pacific during Salvage towing operations by Resolve Marine.

W.E. Cox have learned of an incident involving the PHOENIX 15, a Comoros Flag vessel, 4,742GT, 118m, 346TEU, fully cellular containership, which had a crew of 20 members and sank about 20nm off the coast of Salalah, Oman whilst sailing from Jebel Ali, UAE to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

W.E. Cox have been appointed by Cargo interests and our investigation to date reveals that the owners of the WAN HAI 503 have engaged professional Salvors (T&T Salvage) on LOF terms (with SCOPIC) and that the Salvage services are ongoing. We understand that Singapore, Jebel Ali (UAE) and Hambantota (Sri Lanka) may be potential ports of refuge for the vessel.

W.E. Cox have learned of an incident involving the WAN HAI 503, a Singapore Flag, 42,532GT, 269m, fully cellular containership, which reported an underdeck fire on 9 June 2025, about 70nm off the coast of Beypore, India whilst sailing from Colombo, Sri Lanka to Jawaharlal Nehru, India.

W.E. Cox have learned of an incident involving the MORNING MIDAS, a Liberian Flag vessel, 46,800GT, 183m, vehicle carrier, which reported a fire on 3 June 2025 whilst sailing from Yantai, China to Lazaro Cardenas, Mexico and laden with 3,000 vehicles, of which, 800 are electric.

We have learned of an incident involving the vessel MSC ELSA 3 a Liberia flag, 16,799gt, 1997 built, fully cellular containership, which has capsized and developed a 26-degree list approximately 38 nautical miles off the coast of Kochi, India.

W.E. Cox have learned of an incident involving the MSC ANTONIA, a Liberian Flag vessel, 76,486GT, 6,969TEU, fully cellular containership, which ran aground on 10th May 2025 off Jeddah, Saudi Arabia after sailing from Port Said Roads, Egypt.

W.E. Cox have been appointed by Cargo interests (in relation to cargo part laden on the GLENGYLE) and our investigation to date reveals that the owners of the GLENGYLE have declared General Average and have appointed Richards Hogg Lindley as the average adjusters.

W.E. Cox have learned of an incident involving the MAERSK SANA, a Singapore Flag vessel, 93,511GT, 8,450TEU, fully cellular containership, which suffered an engine explosion on 28th April 2025 after sailing from Port Newark, USA.

We have learned of an incident involving the vessel KMTC SURABAYA, a Panama Flag, 2018 built fully cellular containership, which collided with the vessel GLENGYLE, a Hong Kong Flag, 2015 built bulk carrier on the Long Tau River, Vietnam.