More than five weeks after the fire and the explosion on board of the MSC Flaminia, a permission to enter German waters could be obtained in cooperation with the German Ministry of Transportation. In the afternoon of 20 August, the vessel has been assigned to the German Central Command for Maritime Emergencies in Cuxhaven for further coordination.
Further details will be presented at a joint press conference of the Central Command for Maritime Emergencies and Reederei NSB. The press conference is scheduled for August 21, 2012, at 11.00 a.m., in Atlantic Hotel Sail City in Bremerhaven.
Safety Inspection
MSC Flaminia is currently situated approximately 450 nautical miles off the British coast. The vessel and its accompanying group of tugs are again approaching British territorial waters with the aim of a safety inspection upon arrival.
One Crew Member Still Missing
During the fire and subsequent explosion on July 14, 2012, which occurred during MSC Flaminia’s passage from Charleston/USA to Bremerhaven, one seafarer had died and one is still missing. A third seafarer remains in critical condition and is treated in a specialty hospital for burn wounds. The crew had abandoned the burning vessel and was rescued by an oil tanker.
Picture: MSC Flaminia before the fire (source: Reederei NSB)
