Ship Catches Fire Near Aden [Archives:2000/21/Front Page]

On May 16, Friday afternoon, the Captain of the Dutch ship “KOTA WARUNA”, which anchored in Aden at 6:30 P.M., reported that he received a message from a ship named “EFYLN” pleading for help. The ship, which was burning in the middle of the sea, was located 120 miles away from the regional waters in the Arab Sea.Luckily, the crew of the ship along with the Captain were all rescued by a ship named “Stolt ferdtind”. However, the ship could not be saved and it sank at latitude12 degrees North and longitude 47 degrees east.
It may be noted that the watching tower in Aden port is not equipped with modern communications and water navigating equipment. It has the barely sufficient equipment to perform its tasks inside the port. The Yemeni authorities rushed help by providing emergency vessels with the help of a Dutch company named “Wijfmullre”.

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