From the British tanker Almuntazah with more than 700 tons of fuel oil on board, which caught fire in the Black Sea, evacuated the Russian crew. Reports about it “Interfax” with reference to the press service of the Rosmorrechflot.
“According to the captain, at night there was a fire in the engine room, he gave the crew team from the ship to the tug,” the report says. Just on board the ship walking under the flag of the Comoros, there were seven crew members. All of them are Russian sailors.
Also in the press service clarified that “visible traces of water pollution is observed, open fire is not visible,” but there is a smoke. According to preliminary information, the shipowner is going to land the crew on board the tanker for the examination.
The incident occurred five kilometers from the Iron Horn Cape on Sunday night, January 23. Multifunctional rescue courts “Demidov Rescuer” and Mercury “arrived at the place of the incident from the port of Novorossiysk. Now the tanker is on an anchor parking lot.