MV Hyundai Fortune Fire
M/V Hyundai Fortune On The Scene In The Gulf of Aden !
Panama flag container M/V Hyundai Fortune (built 1996) has suffered major explosion & massive fire in aft on-deck container stacks.
Entire after end of ship completely involved in fire. Crew has abandoned ship, picked up by Dutch Navy frigate
HNLMS De Zeven Provincien<< Webfeature. M/V Hyundai Fortune in position 12-39N 047-22E (Gulf of Aden).
Numerous (60 to 90) containers blown over the side, forming a debris field about 5 miles long -- many of which are drifting around the vessel.
(Tues. March 21 2006) From our Correspondent - annonymous vessel Master in the general geographic area.
All aft of the accommodation & including it are fully involved in full flame & dense smoke.
This is quite bad. Lloyds Open Form (LOF) has now been signed with salvors,
Svitzer Wijsmuller & we expect that owners will declare General Average
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