Saturday, 16 November 2013

Cargo ship burns during storm

Cargo ship burns during storm

By Press Association         


A cargo ship with 32 people aboard is on fire in the North Sea and an attempt to evacuate it has been called off because of stormy weather, Norway's rescue service said.
Twenty crew and 12 military personnel aboard the Britannia Seaways are fighting the fire, which started in a container, a spokesman said.

No injuries have been reported and the fire did not appear to be spreading as the vessel headed toward Floroe on the Norwegian coast, escorted by rescue ships and helicopters.
Armed forces spokesman Ivar Moen says the ship is carrying armoured vehicles and other military equipment from northern Norway to take part in an exercise in the southern part of the country.




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