Suezmax crude oil tanker ADVANTAGE SUMMER suffered a fire in an engine room on the evening of Jul 17 in Gibraltar Strait, while en route from Algeciras to Huelva, Spain.
The tanker was disabled and had to be taken on tow by SAR tug LUZ DE MAR, she arrived back at Algeciras on the morning of Jul 18. Reportedly crew managed to extinguish a fire by its own means, but the extent of damages was unknown. Tanker cargo status is unknown.
Crude Oil Tanker ADVANTAGE SUMMER is currently located at WMED – Gibraltar at position 36° 05′ 36.2″ N, 005° 24′ 24.4″ W as reported by MarineTraffic Terrestrial Automatic Identification System on 2022-07-18 18:12 UTC (7 minutes ago)
The wind in this area at that time blows from the East direction at force 3 Beaufort.
The vessel is currently at port ALGECIRAS ANCH, ES and her next destination is HUELVA, ES
ADVANTAGE SUMMER (IMO: 9419890) is a Crude Oil Tanker that was built in 2010 (12 years ago) and is sailing under the flag of Marshall Is.
Its carrying capacity is 156527 t DWT and her current draught is reported to be 13.8 meters. Her length overall (LOA) is 274 meters and her width is 48.03 meters.
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Sources: Maritime Security + Marine Traffic
