MARITIME ACCIDENT: Tanker disabled by fire, towed to Augusta Sicily
Product tanker SAMUS SWAN has suffered a fire in the engine room on September 11, 2021, according to FleetMon.
It stated: “Product tanker SAMUS SWAN reportedly suffered fire in the engine room on Sep 11, south of Sicily, while en route from Livorno to Gabes Tunisia.
“Fire was extinguished by crew, but the tanker was disabled. Two of the crew were injured during the accident, one of them to a degree that he had to be airlifted to hospital.
“Understood she was towed to Augusta Sicily, and anchored at Augusta anchorage on September 13, 2021.”
