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12 Crew Rescued From Fire-Stricken Ship Off Sicily

10 April 2020

The single-decker ship issued a mayday signal on Wednesday, April 8, while underway some 180 nautical miles southeast from Catania, Italy.

 

The crew reported that a fire broke out in the engine room, located in the aft of the ship and that they were unable to contain it with the resources onboard seeking immediate assistance.

 

The nearby merchant vessels MV Arife was transiting the area and came to the rescue of the stricken crew.

The Italian Coast Guard said that the ship was not loaded and that there were no visible signs of pollution in the affected area.

 

A tug has been hired by the ship’s owner to tow the stricken vessel to the port of Aliaga in Turkey.

 

Based on the data from VesselsValue, the ship is owned by Ukrainian MD Shipping and was built back in 1978.

 

Several planes and coast guard ships have been dispatched to the scene and are monitoring the area.

 

The cause of the fire is yet to be determined.

 

No injuries have been reported.

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Today
8:03am
Hi Jenna! I made a new design, and i wanted to show it to you.
8:03am
It's quite clean and it's inspired from Bulkit.
8:12am
Oh really??! I want to see that.
8:13am
FYI it was done in less than a day.
8:17am
Great to hear it. Just send me the PSD files so i can have a look at it.
8:18am
And if you have a prototype, you can also send me the link to it.

Monday
4:55pm
Hey Jenna, what's up?
4:56pm
Iam coming to LA tomorrow. Interested in having lunch?
5:21pm
Hey mate, it's been a while. Sure I would love to.
5:27pm
Ok. Let's say i pick you up at 12:30 at work, works?
5:43pm
Yup, that works great.
5:44pm
And yeah, don't forget to bring some of my favourite cheese cake.
5:27pm
No worries

Today
2:01pm
Hello Jenna, did you read my proposal?
2:01pm
Didn't hear from you since i sent it.
2:02pm
Hello Milly, Iam really sorry, Iam so busy recently, but i had the time to read it.
2:04pm
And what did you think about it?
2:05pm
Actually it's quite good, there might be some small changes but overall it's great.
2:07pm
I think that i can give it to my boss at this stage.
2:09pm
Crossing fingers then

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