A fire broke out in the engine room of “Volcanic de Teneguia” which was enroute to Santa Cruz from Cadiz, 85 miles north of Gran Canaria.
What happened?
On Aug 2, 2018, at 1.10 p.m. a fire broke out in the engine room of the “Volcán de Teneguía”, enroute from Cádiz to Santa Cruz, ETA 8 p.m., around 85 miles north of Gran Canaria.
On board were a crew of 17, passengers as well as, 200 containers and roro cargo units which were not affected.
The Rescue Operation
The pollution control vessel “Miguel de Cervantes” and the “Guardamar Talía” of Salvamento Marítimo were mobilized to assist the rescue operation.
Ship Towed
The fire could be controlled by the crew, and no evacuation was necessary. However, the ship lost propulsion and was being towed by the “Miguel de Cervantes” to the port of La Luz in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, escorted by the Spanish tug “VB Brandy”.
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Source: ABC
