Dead is considered the missing sailor – ‘Everyone had only seconds to react, “said the sailor – the fire rages on the two ships
At the time of the collision of the Stena Immaculate oil tanker, US registered with the Solong Transportation Ship, with Portugal’s flag, at HUMBER Eat yesterday, Tuesday and the dramatic moments that followed describes in CBS News, a sailor who managed to save the ship.
By maintaining his anonymity, the sailor is not allowed to speak in the media, he described the horrible moments he himself and the rest of the crew said, saying that heard screams a few seconds before the two ships were impressed while as he suddenly said A huge ship “appeared from nowhere”.
As he said, Solong even when he hit the oil tanker did not stop his course immediately but seemed to “get” inside their ship for 10 minutes. Some other crew members reported that at the time of the two ships, no one seemed to be on the Solong Bridge, the sailor said.
Immediately, as he said, flames began to get out of the ship and the crew wearing the right protective equipment was mobilized and began to fight for the fire extinguishing.
“Everyone only had seconds to react,” the sailor said, describing the bravery of the crew that was confronted with the flames.
Added that she the crew had been trained for such a catastrophic event.
However, after a few minutes of battle with the flames, the crew realized that it could not extinguish the fire, so the decision was made to leave the ship.
Crew members went to their rooms to get the necessary items, such as lifejackets and emergency equipment before gathering at the gathering point.
After the crew was counted, they entered a lifeboat, with the captain being the last person to land.
Some of the sailors even had chopped hair because their flames were very close to them, the sailor added.
How did the incident happen
Data from Marinetraffic seems to show that Solong was moving and Stella Immaculate was almost immovable when the two ships collided.
Crowley, the company managing the Stena Immaculate, said its cargo tank carrying fuel for aircraft was broken up during the crash, causing fire and liberalization of fuel at sea.
The fires continue to burn on two ships for a second day while emergency services are fighting to prevent an environmental crisis.
Dead the missing sailor
At the same time, the missing sailor of the Solong ship is considered dead by authorities while the container ship is likely to sink.
Source :Skai
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