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12th March 2019, 12:36 PM
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Fire on board Italian conro
HMS Argyll rescued the 27 crew of the Grande America after they had to abandon ship in the Bay Biscay, after cars and containers on board caught fire.
Rgds
https://gcaptain.com/royal-navy-resc...eid=3b737aa316
J.A.
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13th March 2019, 03:18 AM
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Re: Fire on board Italian conro
Another container ship fire...
SDG
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13th March 2019, 05:02 AM
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Re: Fire on board Italian conro
Saw this on our news today, looked a bit horrific for crew on her.
Happy daze John in Oz.
Life is too short to blend in.
John Strange R737787
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13th March 2019, 05:22 AM
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Italian merchant ship, Grande America.
Italian merchant ship, Grande America.
The crew of HMS Argyll has saved all members aboard a cargo ship after its containers and cars caught fire off the coast of France.
Royal Navy personnel responded to a mayday from the 28,000-tonne Italian merchant ship, Grande America, in the Bay of Biscay, around 150 miles southwest of Brest.
https://www.forces.net/services/navy...sCtCeV5HxrW51A
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13th March 2019, 02:45 PM
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Re: Fire on board Italian conro
To moderators
K at T posted the same info in his post headed Grande America today after I put up this post yesterday. If K at T is agreeable, to avoid duplication is it possible to combine both posts?
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J.A.
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13th March 2019, 04:50 PM
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13th March 2019, 08:48 PM
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Re: Fire on board Italian conro
No worries John, guess I missed it yesterday.
I did check prior to posting using the site
facility but, it showed nothing under
Grande America.
Regards Keith.
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14th March 2019, 11:55 AM
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Re: Fire on board Italian conro
The Grande America has now sunk and later reports say oil is leaking from the sunken vessel
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J.A.
https://gcaptain.com/burning-conro-g...eid=3b737aa316
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15th March 2019, 05:30 AM
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Re: Fire on board Italian conro
The sinking of such ships does untold damage to the environment.
Oil from this will be the biggest problem, no doubt spreading over a large area.
Happy daze John in Oz.
Life is too short to blend in.
John Strange R737787
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