{"id":7703,"date":"2020-04-09T16:10:57","date_gmt":"2020-04-09T13:10:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.al-sindbad.net\/12-crew-rescued-from-fire-stricken-ship-off-sicily\/7703\/"},"modified":"2020-04-09T16:10:57","modified_gmt":"2020-04-09T13:10:57","slug":"12-crew-rescued-from-fire-stricken-ship-off-sicily","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.al-sindbad.net\/12-crew-rescued-from-fire-stricken-ship-off-sicily\/7703\/","title":{"rendered":"12 crew rescued from fire-stricken ship off Sicily"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>Twelve crew members were rescued from a cargo ship MV Bellatrix after a fire that broke out in the engine room became uncontrollable<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The single-decker ship issued a mayday signal on Wednesday, April 8, while underway some 180 nautical miles southeast from Catania, Italy.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>The nearby merchant vessels MV Arife was transiting the area and came to the rescue of the stricken crew.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"oembed-component\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"it\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/8aprile?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#8aprile<\/a> la <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GuardiaCostiera?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GuardiaCostiera<\/a> dopo aver ricevuto un mayday ha coordinato un&#039;attivit\u00e0 di soccorso in favore di un mercantile con incendio a bordo.  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SAR?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SAR<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/andr%C3%A0tuttobene?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#andr\u00e0tuttobene<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/turestaacasa?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#turestaacasa<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/81KHtTKlFw\">https:\/\/t.co\/81KHtTKlFw<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Re1kE3G6Dy\">pic.twitter.com\/Re1kE3G6Dy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Guardia Costiera (@guardiacostiera) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/guardiacostiera\/status\/1247914560398528512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 8, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p> The Italian Coast Guard said that the ship was not loaded and that there were no visible signs of pollution in the affected area. <\/p>\n<p>A tug has been hired by the ship&#8217;s owner to tow the stricken vessel to the port of Aliaga in Turkey.<\/p>\n<p>Based on the data from VesselsValue, the ship is owned by Ukrainian MD Shipping and was built back in 1978.<\/p>\n<p> Several planes and coast guard ships have been dispatched to the scene and are monitoring the area. <\/p>\n<p>The cause of the fire is yet to be determined. <\/p>\n<p>No injuries have been reported.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.offshore-energy.biz\/12-crew-rescued-from-fire-stricken-ship-off-sicily\/\">12 crew rescued from fire-stricken ship off Sicily<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.offshore-energy.biz\">Offshore Energy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>world maritime news<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Twelve crew members were rescued from a cargo ship MV Bellatrix after a fire that broke out in the engine room became uncontrollable. The single-decker ship issued a mayday signal on Wednesday, April 8, while underway some 180 nautical miles southeast from Catania, Italy. 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