The container towed to the Egyptian port of Alexandria on the night it sank at the entrance of the port: all except the 21 sailors, 16 of them Italians. The cargo, the company of Genoa "Ignazio Messina" in Genoa, is sunk at the port of Alexandria in Egypt. All except the 21 sailors, 16 of them Italians, who were on board the ship, including molfettesi Angelantonio Allegretta and Domenico Montebello.

Yesterday morning between 8 and 9.30 in a tugboat, left the island of Crete, has led to the African coast remained in the container for three days adrift at sea off the coast of Alexandria in Egypt because of engine failure.

But once the ship arrived at the entrance of the port of Alexandria in Egypt, was about midnight and towed by two tugs that had lace yesterday at about thirty miles from the coast, during the maneuvers to enter the harbor would have bumped the dock. Maneuvers difficult because the port was still closed due to the continuous bad weather and reopened only to let the Italian ship. On the hull and then opened a hole and the merchant, having inclined, began to take on water but it is not completely sunk because the bottom of the port is not very high. Finito il dramma di tutto l'equipaggio che ha già abbandonato la nave. After the drama of the crew that has already jumped ship.

"Two raps and then the Jolly Amaranth began to lean in and take on water - is what rebuilds Andrea Gais, CEO of the company. L'equipaggio è stato sbarcato alle 3. The crew was landed at 3. At 5:25 the captain and first mate left the ship tilted 15 degrees on its side. "

According to the reconstruction of owner Andrea Gais in the ship was headed toward the terminal itself, passing through an access channel. Jolly Amarante Federico Gatto has heard two shots under the hull and immediately after - according to the account owner - the tug of the bow and came in damaged condition.

 The vessel then ran aground on the sandy bottom and began taking on water in the hold.

For this reason it is supposed to have opened a hole, tilting the ship, heeling 10 degrees on its side.

'It explains a story paradoxical-Gais - it's as if a man was saved after falling from the roof of a skyscraper and then had died climbing on' bus. "

In fact, when everything seemed to be resolved there was a mismatch, thanks to the backwash caused by heavy seas, and then colliding with something.

The mascot of the Jolly, the dog Athos, died in the night while he was away from his ship on board the tug with the rest of the crew after the ship had run aground. Flowrate dog, he launched into the water by the tug to return to board , at his kennel in the engine room, but the high waves created by boat propellers did drown.  A sailor dived to try to save him, but was in turn aid.