Cargo Ship Runs Aground

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  General cargo ship ran aground on a beach Playa Migiom, southern coast of Formentera, Balearic islands, Spain, at around 0200 UTC Jun 8, reports FleetMon.

What happened?

General cargo ship ran aground on a beach Playa Migiom, southern coast of Formentera, Balearic islands, Spain, at around 0200 UTC Jun 8, while en route from Avero Portugal to Alexandria Egypt with cargo of pulp. Captain didn’t report accident to maritime authorities, they instead, were alerted by bystanders, and sent a SAR boat. According to local sources, the ship managed to come off sand bank by own means, but according to AIS track, it’s not the case.

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Source: FleetMon