Fire erupted in the engine room of tanker AHMET TELLI at Temryuk port, Azov sea, Russia, on the evening of Jul 9. Circumstances are unclear, the information given in the statement issued by Russian Salvage Agency is so confused that it’s almost impossible to find out how it happened, what was tanker’s status at the time of the fire, and what followed.
Understood tanker was taken or moved to Temryuk outer anchorage, where she lost anchor, circumstances unknown. Tanker underwent dry docking prior to the fire, understood in Temryuk, so all tanks were degassed and didn’t contain any cargo or residues
Fire was extinguished with the help of Russian Salvage Agency local branch firefighters. Tanker’s Chief Officer inhaled toxic fire emissions and had to be hospitalized, injures said to be not life-threatening. AIS is on, as of 1320 UTC Jul 12 tanker remained at anchorage.
Otherwise, Chemical Tanker AHMET TELLI is currently located at BSEA – Azov Sea at position 45° 21′ 28.6″ N, 037° 21′ 04.8″ E as reported by MarineTraffic Terrestrial Automatic Identification System on 2022-07-10 03:44 UTC (2 days, 12 hours ago)
The vessel is currently at port TEMRYUK ANCH, RU after a voyage of 42 minutes originating from port TEMRYUK, RU.
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sources: Maritime Security + Marine Traffic
