The blaze started in the engine room of the 4,500-dwt platform supply vessel Stril Myster (built 2003) off Karmsundet, on the southwest coast of Norway.

Local media outlet Aftenbladet reports that 14 crew were on board the ship.

A spokesperson from the company tells TradeWinds that the fire is now under control and the vessel has been towed to a port for repairs.

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