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Fire on the Blue Voyager

Operator
Vessel
Date
Location
Hulhumale lagoon, near Male, Maldives
Fatalities
0

According to Divernet, Sun Online and DIVE Magazine, the Master Liveaboards vessel Blue Voyager, a 37 m steel liveaboard built in 2001 and the fleet's only Maldives boat, caught fire at Hulhumale near Male in the early hours of 7 November 2024 while on a maintenance break, the fire being reported to the MNDF at 3.42am. Twelve crew were evacuated; no guests were aboard and no injuries were reported. The vessel burned to the waterline and was damaged beyond repair. Sun Online and the MNDF referred to the vessel as Blue Vega; the date, place and circumstances match, one incident under two names. Divernet later reported that a new-build vessel, Maldives Master, was announced as her replacement.

Conditions that day

Wind
4 to 6 kn from 280°
Strongest gust
11 kn
Hour by hour (24 of 24 hours, UTC)
UTCWindGustFrom
00:005 kn9 knNW
01:005 kn11 knNW
02:004 kn11 knNW
03:004 kn9 knNW
04:004 kn9 knNW
05:005 kn9 knNW
06:005 kn9 kn300°
07:005 kn8 kn300°
08:005 kn9 kn290°
09:006 kn9 kn290°
10:005 kn9 kn300°
11:005 kn9 kn290°
12:005 kn9 kn280°
13:006 kn8 kn280°
14:005 kn8 kn280°
15:005 kn8 kn290°
16:004 kn8 kn280°
17:004 kn7 knW
18:005 kn7 kn260°
19:006 kn9 kn240°
20:005 kn8 kn240°
21:005 kn8 kn240°
22:005 kn8 kn250°
23:006 kn9 kn240°

ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, sampled 5 km from the recorded position. Modelled conditions across the whole day, not an observation at the vessel: a grid this coarse averages away the localised squall or wave a report may describe. Not a statement of cause.

Sources

Divernet
Two well-known dive liveboards blaze·7 November 2024
Sun Online English Edition
MNDF-sourced report of the fire aboard the vessel it names Blue Vega·7 November 2024
DIVE Magazine
Blue Voyager catastrophic fire in Maldives·8 November 2024
Divernet
Maldives Master launching in 2025·17 December 2024