Fire on tanker in the Baltic Sea “largely under control”

The fire department is responsible for the fire on a tanker loaded with more than 600 tons of oil in the Baltic Sea near Warnemünde largely brought under control. The emergency services brought the fire “largely under control”. doesn’t spread any furthersaid the federal and state emergency command in Cuxhaven on Friday evening.

According to the information, the tanker “Annika” was used by a private salvage company to further fight the fire towed with two tugs towards the port of Rostock, about 20 kilometers away. Representatives of the salvage company were on board the ship and assessed the situation as “stable,” it said.

The fire on the tanker loaded with 640 tons of oil broke out on Friday morning about four and a half kilometers off the Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Baltic Sea coast between Warnemünde and Kühlungsborn.

The fire on the 73 meter long tanker is likely did not break out in the engine room of the ship as previously assumed. It is currently assumed that the fire ignited in the paint and varnish room (“Paintroom”)said a spokesman for the German Emergency Command in the Rostock overseas port. The “Ostsee-Zeitung” had previously reported.

The Firefighters were brought to the ship by helicopter. According to the accident command, no oil leaked.

The seven crew members of the German-flagged ship were rescued and brought ashore by a rescue boat. According to the accident command, they were taken to hospitals as a precaution, and several sailors suffered minor injuries. According to the command’s statement from the evening, the crew members now released from the hospital. (dpa, AFP)