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Engine Room Fire

Engine Room Fire

Photo: haveeru.com.mv
Photo: haveeru.com.mv

A small coastal cargo vessel caught fire while loading cooking gas from Thilafushi, Maldives.  The fire started from a gas leak from one of the cylinders while being loaded.  The fire quickly consumed the engine room and spread to the cabin.   The local fire brigade was able to extinguish the blaze.  Four men were injured in the blaze with one badly burned and was taken to hospital in critical condition.  Damage was reported to be excess of 300,00 MVR.

Photo: haveeru.com.mv
Photo: haveeru.com.mv
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Marquise

Marquise

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The 173 meter long freighter Marquise became disabled off Yeniköy, Turkey.  The freighter was en route to Piräus from Yuzhny with 25,667 tons of wheat when it lost power and went adrift.  The Turkish Coast Guard dispatched a lifeboat and two tugs to the scene.  The Marquise was taken under town and safely moored at Beykoz Bay.  No reports of injuries to the 23 crew on board.  No damage or pollution released.

Photo: Turish Coast Guard
Photo: Turish Coast Guard
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Volgo-Balt 193

Volgo-Balt 193

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The 114 meter long, 3509 dwt freighter Volgo-Balt 193 became disabled while passing through the Bosphorus near Kız Kulesi, Turkey.  The Volgo-Balt 193 had suffered a power failure and went adrift.   The freighter was taken under tow to an anchorage in the Marmara Sea.  No reports of injuries, damage or pollution released.  The Volgo-Balt 193 was en route Damietta, Egypt from Azov, Russia.

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