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In the maritime zone 10 miles west of Kythera, they remain the two freighters, which crashed in the morning in hitherto unknown conditions, causing water to enter both, without any marine pollution being detected so far.
It is the freighter, Liberian flag KIVELI and 24 foreign crew members (1 Georgian and 23 Filipinos), which fell with the bow in the middle of the Maltese flag AFINA I truck and 18 foreign crew members (16 Georgians) and two Georgians.
the ATHENS I was loaded with iron ore and destined for Spain, while the KIVELI with fertilizer he had left Morocco for Bulgaria.
No injuries were reported from the collision. Four harbor patrol boats, four floating boats, two boats and one anti-pollution boat, as well as tugs, have been flocking to the scene since morning.
Maybe its detachment will be tried tomorrow.
Tomorrow, the two ships will probably part from the site, while there will be a towing plan. Materials and personnel from the neighboring Port Authorities have already been made available for intervention to deal with any contamination. With the care of the shipowners, a private company was assigned to take precautionary measures to protect the marine environment.
At the same time, following the order of the political and military leadership of the Ministry of Maritime Transport and Insular Policy, the commander of the Fifth Regional Administration based in Patras, as well as a staff of specialized port officials, the Department of the Environment Al area aforementioned, the Department of Environmental Protection and the Navy and the Ship Control Division moved to supervise and coordinate the required actions. the weather conditions In the wider maritime zone, westerly winds of 5-6 BF prevail.
Source: ΑΠΕ – ΜΠΕ
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