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Alfa I

Alfa I

The 81 meter long, 2519 dwt tanker Alfa I capsized and sank in Eleusis Bay while en route to Eleusina from Piraeus.  The vessel was sailing with 1800 tons of fuel oil and 235 tons of diesel fuel when an alarm was sounded that the vessel was sinking.  Ten of the 11 crew on board were rescued with one crewman later hospitalized.  The master was on the bridge of the Alfa I and perished when the vessel capsized.  Early reports believe the Alfa I struck a shipwreck which caused the tanker to sink.  Authorities have stated that Eleusis Bay has over 20 record shipwrecks which are clearly marked.   No water pollution has been spotted, but authorities have placed booms around the wreck site to contain any oil that may be released.

Video of wrecks of Eleusis Bay

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A vessel used by divers capsized on the Walcheren Canal near Middelburg, Netherlands.   The reason why the vessel capsized was not known, but it was being used while the canal was being dredged.  No reports of injuries, but some oil leaked out.   Salvagers placed an oil boom around the vessel to contain the pollution being released.

News report with video at omroepzeeland.nl

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