Relief activities to the tanker Nazo S. went on all night, Which caught fire off the coast of Civitanova Marche, in the Adriatic Sea in the late afternoon yesterday. This morning, from inspections made on board by the fire, the fire is extinguished, while no trace of pollution were detected during the monitoring activities carried out on the area by a Coast Guard helicopter, which took off from Sarzana.
The 12 crew members - recovered on board the Coast Guard patrol boats, under the coordination of maritime direction of Ancona - Ancona have reached around 22 last night, where the staff of the local harbor master has taken steps to assist them and feed them. The story is also followed by the Honorary Consul of the Republic of Turkey in Ancona, Mauro Minestroni. Some of the 12 Turkish seamen rescued to allocate already, others will stay in Ancona needs related to the investigation opened by the Maritime Directorate.
It 'still in the midst of the sea, about 40 miles from the coast at the height of Civitanova Marche, the Turkish tanker ship Nazo-S. The area is manned by a Coast Guard patrol boat, a motorboat of firefighters equipped with equipment to detect heat in various parts of the hull and two tugs, one that is throwing water on the bulkheads, to lower the temperature, the 'other one who is monitoring any environmental risks. The area is overflown by two helicopters, one of the Coast Guard, the other fire.
Negotiations are well advanced, being the headquarters of the Port Doric, between the owner and tugs: tomorrow should arrive in the shipping register turkish inspectors to check the condition of the ship, covered by insurance, which should be towed to Turkey . All requirements must be completed quickly: when the sea is calm and there is no wind, but Monday night is expected the arrival of a disturbance. Also tomorrow will start with a flight from Bologna to Istanbul nine members of the crew. Commander and two officers remain instead in Ancona needs related to the investigation opened by the Maritime Directorate. Tomorrow night will be switching to Ancona in Italy turkish Ambassador Hakki Akil, directed in Pesaro for a mission-economic fundamentals, which intends to meet with the commander of Nazo-S.