Italian shipping company Grimaldi Group has issued a statement addressing this week’s fire on board the Grimaldi Lines vehicle carrier Grande Europa in the Mediterranean, calling for more stringent controls and regulations following a spate of recent incidents in which cargo caught fire. The fire...
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Vehicle Carrier Grande Europa Hit By Fire in Mediterranean
Another Grimaldi Lines vehicle carrier has been hit by a major fire. Authorities in Spain reported Wednesday that they were called to assist the Grimaldi Lines car carrier Grande Europe which had suffered a fire approximately 25 miles south of Palma de Mallorca in the Mediterranean. Fifteen...
Ocean Infinity Completes Subsea Operations on Sunken Grande America
US-based subsea firm Ocean Infinity announced Wednesday it has completed the subsea inspection of the Grande America, which sank in the Bay of Biscay last month. Ocean Infinity previously entered into an agreement with salvage firm Ardent which entailed conducting the subsea search, inspection and...
Porsche to Restart Production of Limited-Edition 911s Lost in Grande America Sinking
Sports car maker Porsche will have to restart production on a limited-edition 911s which sank along with more than 2,200 other vehicles on board the Grande America in the Bay of Biscay last week. A Porsche Brazil spokesperson has now confirmed that it had 37 new cars on board the ship, including...
French Authorities Try to Stem Slick from Sunken Ship
PARIS, March 14 (Reuters) – French authorities battled on Thursday to contain an oil slick after the Italian Grande America ship capsized in the Atlantic this week. The Grimaldi Lines container ship capsized and sank on Tuesday, after catching fire while sailing from Hamburg to Casablanca....
Oil Slick Spotted Near Sunken Grande America Off France
French authorities said an oil slick measuring several miles long has been spotted in the vicinity of the sunken ship Grande America in the Bay of Biscay one day after its sinking. The oil was spotted during an overflight of a French Navy Maritime Patrol Aircraft and confirmed by the response...
Burning ConRo Grande America Sinks in Bay of Biscay
Update: The MV Grande America has sunk in Bay of Biscay in water depth of 4,600 meters, France’s Marine Nationale reported. The agency said ship sank at March 12, at 1526 local time about 180 nautical miles off France’s coast. Previous: The situation on board the Grimaldi Lines combination...