Lieke
The 122 meter long, 9000 dwt freighter Lieke caught fire while in the Bay of Biscay off the coast of Finisterre, Spain. The crew was able to extinguish the blaze quickly, but the fire caused damaged the machinery leaving the vessel disabled. A rescue tugboat was dispatched to the scene and the owner of the Lieke has hired another tug to take the vessel under tow. The Lieke was taken under tow to the port of Vilagarcia. No reports of injuries or pollution released.
