INVICTUS

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Tanker disabled after engine room fire

The unloaded 'Invictus', en route from Beira to Fujairah, went adrift in the Indian Ocean after an engine room fire which broke out 508 nautical miles east of Mogadishu on the evening of April 22, 2025. The fire was extinguished on April 23 by noon. The state of the engines was unknown due to engine room flooding.An Indian Navy vessel sailing nearby has provided emergency medical assistance to a Filipino crew member of the 'Invictus', who suffered burns. The naval ship, however, did not medevac the man, and the vessel’s managers were looking for ways to get him off the 'Invictus'. The other crew members remained on board as well. European Union naval forces in the area were monitoring the situation. As of April 3, the tanker was NUC in po. 02° 06' N 053° 33' E.