KRITI CAPTAIN

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Damaged tanker arrived in Fos-sur-Mer

The 'Kriti Captain', which had suffered a fire in the engine room, while it was due to unload 25,000 tons of diesel coming from the Sicilian Augusta refinery, at the Port-la-Nouvelle sealine on the night of Jan 25, has arrived in Fos-sur-Mer on Jan 29, being towed by the tug "Abeille Méditerranée", which had arrived from Toulon on Jan 26. The tanker was docked at the jetty of the FOS Fluxel Terminal No. 1 at around 3 p.m. A team from the Marseille Marine Fire Brigade (BMPM) had remained on board throughout the voyage. The next step now involves unloading the ship's cargo, in conjunction with the port services and authorities. Reports with photos: https://lemarin.ouest-france.fr/shipping/le-petrolier-kriti-captain-arrive-a-fos-remorque-par-l-abeille-mediterranee-5c6c56d4-de37-11ef-8532-707f28b1e8eb https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/environnement/le-petrolier-kriti-captain-est-arrive-dans-le-golfe-de-fos-sur-mer-apres-avoir-subi-un-incendie-a-port-la-nouvelle-9804430

Tanker under tow to Marseille

The 'Kriti Captain', which suffered a fire on the night of Jan 25, while it was right next to the port at the underwater pipeline for the unloading of its cargo of 33,000 tonnes of diesel, was taken in tow on Jan 28 at 3 p.m. by the tug 'Abeille Méditerranée' after meeting all the safety conditions necessary for the transit, and was now heading at low speed towards the Gulf of Fos-sur-Mer and the Grand Port Maritime de Marseille. The towing operation was being closely monitored by the CROSS Mediterranée and the semaphores of the French Navy. The convoy should arrive at its destination on Jan 29. During the afternoon, the casino car park on the seafront was closed to parking, and several cars were removed with the help of the municipal police and the gendarmerie. A helicopter was used to transport firefighters from Marseille to check the condition of the ship, restart the last of the three generators to ensure a power supply and raise the anchors. Subsequently, a pilot boat took on board three firefighters from the center of Port-La Nouvelle to come to the aid of the firefighters on the tanker. Report with photos: https://www.herault-tribune.com/articles/port-la-nouvelle-le-kriti-captain-remorque-vers-le-port-de-marseille/

Engine room fire took 11 hours to be extinguished

A violent fire broke out on Jan 26, 2025, at 1.25 a.m. in the engine room of the 'Kriti Captain' with more than 30,000m³ of diesel on board at the anchorage of Port-la-Nouvelle in pos. 43° 01' N 003° 05'. E. 51 firefighters from the barracks of Narbonne, Salles-d’Aude, Port-la-Nouvelle, Leucate, Sigean and Salles-d’Aude were mobilized to the scene. Shortly after 2 a.m., a first team managed to board this vessel. They could be stood down only on Jan 26 at 12:30 p.m. after. more than 11 consecutive hours of intervention. A long inspection of the vessel took place in the middle of the day, and it was found out that it was no longer able to navigate independently. It needed to be towed to the port of Marseille. For this purpose, the tug 'Abeille Méditerranée' (IMO: 9417749) arrived at around 1 p.m. Both ships remained stationary as of Jan 28. Report with photo: https://actu.fr/occitanie/port-la-nouvelle_11266/aude-un-violent-incendie-se-declare-dans-un-cargo-petrolier-11-heures-d-intervention-pour-les-pompiers_62169919.html