According to Fleetmon, the master was stabbed by a crew member aboard an Aframax crude oil tanker.
What happened?
On February 4, the oil tanker ‘STI Guard’ was enroute from Ust-Luga Russia to Singapore when the captain of the vessel was twice stabbed in chest-abdomen in a fight with another crew.
Master medevaced
The ship turned to Reunion island, alerting MRCC Reunion and asking for medevac. The wounded sailor was medevaced by helicopter early in the morning and transferred to hospital. Tanker reportedly, will have to call Reunion for investigation.
The details of the attacker remain unknown and it has been reported that the concerned crew member was placed under isolation and handed over to the Reunion police.
Statement released
MTI Network on behalf of Scorpio contacted MB and shed a light on STI GUARD incident, “The Master was stabbed by a crew member, not the Chief Officer. There is now a new replacement Captain on board the STI Guard which has now sailed from Reunion to Mauritius. The Master who was stabbed is recovering well in hospital“.
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Source: Fleetmon
