Fire easing on stricken MSC ship

Friday, July 20, 2012

A stricken Mediterranean Shipping Co. vessel is still ablaze in the Atlantic Ocean, according to an update from the carrier. An explosion July 14 aboard the 6,732-TEU MSC Flaminia forced the crew to abandon the ship and led to the death of one crewman. A firefighting tug was dispatched by the vessel’s German owner NSB Niederelbe Schiffahrtsges. mbH & Co. (MSC charters the ship). MSC said a second salvage tug is due to arrive today, with a third tug to arrive ...

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