Fire erupted in the cargo hold of general cargo ship NS SABINA, docked at Ortona, Italy, Adriatic sea, on the morning of May 6.
Billowing smoke triggered a fire alarm, and firefighters responded, while the ship had to shift berths to move away from nearby ships, including tankers.
Some cargo had to be offloaded in order to get access to the hold and fire bed. The fire was extinguished, and no major damages were reported except cargo packaging.
General Cargo NS SABINA is currently located at ADRIA – Adriatic Sea at position 42° 21′ 12.3″ N, 014° 24′ 38.0″ E as reported by MarineTraffic Terrestrial Automatic Identification System on 2022-05-07 18:07 UTC (18 minutes ago)
The wind in this area at that time blows from Northeast direction at force 3 Beaufort.
The vessel is currently at port ORTONA, IT after a voyage of 1 day, 14 hours originating from port TRIESTE, IT.
NS SABINA (IMO: 8616635) is a General Cargo that was built in 1986 (36 years ago) and is sailing under the flag of Panama.
Its carrying capacity is 2722 t DWT and her current draught is reported to be 3 meters. Her length overall (LOA) is 81.88 meters and her width is 12.65 meters.
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Sources: Maritime Security + Marine Traffic
