MEC&F Expert Engineers : Bitumen tanker INFINITY 1 under tow to safety after reported water ingress

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Bitumen tanker INFINITY 1 under tow to safety after reported water ingress




June 9, 2016 at 09:04 by Mikhail Voytenko in Accidents


Bitumen tanker INFINITY 1 reported water ingress and developing list starboard at about 1930 LT June 8, in position some 20 nm off Goa, India. Indian Naval Ship Trikand from Western Naval Command sent a team of 6 with a pump, tug from Goa and other Navy ships were later engaged, tanker was anchored with salvage going on. On June 9 tanker understood to proceed under tow to nearest port of Karwar, Goa area. On a photo from IndiaToady IN troubled INFINITY 1 .