Urea carrier suffered fire in engine room at 0715 WIB (UTC +7) Dec 1, reportedly in load, reports Maritime Bulletin.
What happened?
Urea carrier suffered fire in engine room at 0715 WIB (UTC +7) Dec 1, while leaving Cilacap port, southern Central Java, Indonesia, reportedly in load.
Tugs and firefight teams were deployed, of 26 crew 21 were evacuated by 1000 WIB, 5 remain on board to assist in firefighting.
Fire put under control
As of 1111 WIB, situation is unclear, fire reported to be under control, ship’s AIS 3 hours late, last position showed her moving towards oil terminal piers, escorted by tugs.
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Source: Maritime Bulletin
