Fire that damaged oil tanker damaged in Baltic Sea put out

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2024-10-12

Kiel, Germany (dpa) - A fire that damaged an oil tanker in the Baltic Sea on Friday was extinguished in the Rostock seaport following a major operation, the German Central Command for Maritime Emergencies said early on Saturday. The 73-metre Annika, which the command said was carrying 640 tons of heavy fuel oil when a fire broke out on board early on Friday, was towed to Rostock port by two tugboats, docking in the night after a five-hour operati......

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