By Our Correspondent
News emerged saying that the Master of the tanker suffered a cerebrovascular stroke during refloating operation, according to FleetMon.

It maintained that “Paramedics were transferred on board by helicopter, Master got first aid, was airlifted and transferred to hospital.”

Previously, it had stated: “Product tanker JC BAZAN aground since around 1500 UTC Nov 9 at 153-kilometer mark of the fairway in Rio de La Plata. Still aground as of 0600 UTC Nov 10, 2 tugs working on her. Tanker en route from Buenos Aires to Ushuaia.

“Pilot died of a heart attack on board of tanker JC BAZAN, berthed in San Lorenzo, Argentina, Parana River, on Mar 2. An ambulance was called, but paramedics couldn’t recover him, and he was declared dead, probably while still on board. The tanker left San Lorenzo at night LT Mar 2, bound for Buenos Aires.”