Early in the morning, five merchant ships burned down, four of which were loaded, and one was awaiting loading.
In the Iranian port of Ganava, five merchant ships burned down as a result of a fire. Four of them had cargo on board. One ship only stood in line for loading, the agency writes. IRNA.
The incident happened at about five o’clock in the morning on Thursday, August 5th.
“Considering that many ships were anchored at the entrance to the port of Ganava, we had to work hard to tow those that were on fire and thus save the rest,” Mayor Golamrezu Mehrcu said.
It is noted that there were more than a thousand ships at the entrance to the port.
The authorities have launched an investigation.
And on the eve of the coast of the UAE lost control of six tankers at once… The UK Maritime Trade Service said the incident was a “potential hijacking”. Details are unknown.
As previously reported, in the Sea of Japan a Russian ship was on fire with 30 fishermen on board. The crew was evacuated. No harm done.
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