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Yukka Update

Yukka Update

The 107 meter long, 3353 dwt  freighter Yukka sank near Eregli, Turkey.  The vessel had caught fire earlier while headed to Rostov-on-Don, Russia from Instanbul from an electrical short  in the crew’s cabin.  The crew was unable to get the fire under control and contacted the Turkish Coast Guard for assistance.  All 13 persons on board the Yukka were rescued and taken to Inebolu.  Two officers were slightly injured in the fire and were taken to hospital.   The Coast Guard was able to extinguish the blaze and took the Yukka under tow.   However, the vessel had suffered damage in the stern allowing water ingress into the engine room.   The Yukka settled by the stern.  Reports state the vessel was loaded with general cargo, including glass, ceramics and textile dye.

 

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Yukka

Yukka

 

The 107 meter long, 3353 dwt freighter Yukka caught fire in the Black Sea near Cide, Turkey.  The Yukka was headed to Rostov-on-Don, Russia from Instanbul with a cargo of feldspar when a fire started from an electrical short  in the crew’s cabin.  The flames quickly engulfed the cabins as the crew struggled to get the fire under control.   The Yukka contacted the Turkish Coast Guard who dispatched a rescue boat to the scene.  The rescue boat evacuated the 13 persons on board the Yukka and taken to Inebolu.  Two officers were slightly injured in the fire and were taken to hospital.   The Coast Guard has alerted other vessels that the Yukka remains adrift.  The fate of the Yukka is unknown as conflicting reports state that the fire was brought under control while others state the vessel remains on fire.

 

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