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Turkish freighter fire, 1 crew died, ship under tow

Turkish freighter fire, 1 crew died, ship under tow
STEPAN KOTCHERGA August 15, 2018 https://maritimebulletin.net/2018/08/15/turkish-freighter-fire-1-crew-di...

Fire erupted on board of Turkish general cargo ship KARADENIZ 5 shortly after midnight LT (UTC +3) Aug 15, when the ship was abeam of Krapets, Bulgaria, north of Varna, en route from Romania to Turkey. One crew said to die, the ship disabled and taken on tow to be towed to Varna. No other information available. Latest AIS timed 2330 UTC Aug 14, no signals since that time.
General cargo ship KARADENIZ 5, IMO 7816513, dwt 1875, built 1978, flag Turkey, manager EKO Shipping, Istanbul.