Reuters news agency quoted two maritime sources as saying that the crew of the ASL Bohinia, which raises the Hong Kong flag, left in the Red Sea after it broke out on Tuesday.

The agency said, quoting its sources, that the cause of the fire was not yet clear; Another ship saved the crew, noting that the incident occurred in the open water off Yemen.

The Associated Press said that an explosion hit a container ship carrying the Hong Kong flag while it was heading north across the Red Sea, which led to a large fire that forced its crew to abandon the ship.

The agency quoted Dulas Group as saying that the ship was disrupted towards the land, about 225 km off the coast of Hodeidah.

She added, quoting another official in the maritime transport industry, that the ship was abandoned and the crew was subsequently rescued without being harmful, noting that it was not immediately clear the reason for the outbreak of the fire in the Red Sea, noting that its cargo is described as dangerous.