Blaze on two tankers – all crew rescued or involved in firefighting
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A total of 62 seafarers from a Hafnia product tanker and VLCC ablaze in the South China Sea have been either rescued or accounted for.
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) said it was alerted to a fire onboard both the Singapore -flagged, product tanker Hafnia Nile and the Sao Tome and Principe-flagged Ceres 1 at around 06:15 hrs SGT on 19 July around 55 km northeast of Pedra Branca.
The two vessels were reported to have been involved in a collision leading to fire onboard both the Hafnia Nile and the Ceres 1.
There were 22 crew onboard the Hafnia Nile, while the Ceres 1 had a total of 40 seafarers.
The Republic of Singapore Navy ship, RSS Supreme, in the vicinity of the casualty provided picked up 16 crew from the Hafnia Nile, while six crew in a lifeboat from the tanker were picked up by a Malaysian government vessel. The MPA said the six picked up the Malaysian government vessel were later transferred to the RSS Supreme which is now enroute back to Singapore.
All 22 crew of the Hafnia Nile are receiving medical attention onboard the RSS Supreme.
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