Two crew members were critically injured when a fire broke out in a product tanker off the coast of Portugal as reported by Maritime Bulletin
Fire breaks out
On the night of November 22nd, a fire broke out in the product tanker’s engine room off the coast of Portugal in the Atlantic. Two crew members were seriously injured and medevaced by a Portugal Air Force helicopter.
Fatalities
They were rushed to the hospital, but they died the next morning, November 23, as a result of their injuries. Two Portuguese Navy ships are stationed nearby to keep a watch on the tanker, which is disabled and floating. It’s unclear whether the crew was able to put out the fire; most likely, the engine room has been secured and the firefighting system has been triggered. With towage pending, the tanker is en route from Haifa, Israel, to Amsterdam.
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Source: Maritime Bulletin
