Turkish freighter disabled by fire in stormy Bay of Biscay UPDATE abandoned

Capt. John

Dec 28 0850 UTC UPDATE: Understood (and reported) GUANA is abandoned by crew. Seeming like she’s adrift, but AIS is on.

General cargo ship GUANA suffered fire in engine room at around 2300 UTC Dec 26 in Bay of Biscay SW of Brest, while en route from Immingham to Turkey with cargo of iron. Fire was extinguished by the crew, but the ship was disabled, crew unable to fix and restart engine. It was decided to dispatch salvage tug ABEILLE BOURBON, meanwhile, understood, there was kind of panic among...

https://www.maritimebulletin.net/2023/12/28/turkish-freighter-disabled-by-fire-in-stormy-bay-of-biscay/

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