Eight crew members of the 'Haksa' have been evacuated after the freighter began sinking in the Adriatic Sea, about 16 miles from Croatia's Jabuka island, on June 17, 2018. An emergency call was received at 4 a.m. after the engine room started flooding. The Italian tanker 'Valcadorea' which was was nearby was directed towards the distressed ship and in a short time managed to evacuate eight of the total of 13 crew members, including 11 Turkish and two Indian nationals. The castaways were brought to Split. Croatian and Italian authorities launched a coordinated rescue operation and notified all ships in the vicinity of the incident. The captain of the ship and four other crew members, remained on board the ship to try to keep it floating until the rescue units arrived. A dive team investigated the ship in the afternoon and found that the ship had breach in the hull which was temporarily sealed and the water ingress was stopped. The 'Haksa' had 70 tonnes of fuel and lubricant oil on board none of which leaked. It was decided to pull the vessel to the Brodotrogir's yard in Trogir to carry out repairs. The Croatian tug 'Alkaid' (IMO: 8920933) and the patrol boat 'Sibenik' (MMSI: 238632710) were deployed to the vessel. Towing of the ship, however, had to be stopped again in the night as water again started to flow into the ship 12 miles NW of Drvenik. The remaining crew was also taken off and joined the other crew members in Split. firefighters and a diver with pumps were tasked to try to get the water ingress under control. The 'Haksa' had sailed from Izmit on June 9 with a cargo of 3.000 tons magnesium and was bound to Kopar. Croatian reports with photos: https://www.klix.ba/vijes... dalmatinskiportal... https://avaz.ba/region/hrvatska/389607/pojavila-se-nova-rupa-na-turskom-brodu-tegljenje-prekinuto
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18 June 2018 - 12:42
Crew evacuated from leaking ship
Eight crew members of the 'Haksa' have been evacuated after the freighter began sinking in the Adriatic Sea, about 16 miles from Croatia's Jabuka island, on June 17, 2018
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18 June 2018 - 12:42
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