Emergency during the night in Carloforte: a ship loaded with livestock breaks down off the rocks.
The Coast Guard helicopter is in flight to assist the crew of the Blue Ocean A, which is docked at Punta Spalmatore di Fuori.Per restare aggiornato entra nel nostro canale Whatsapp
Emergency during the night for a vessel transporting livestock, which broke down in front of the rocks of Punta Spalmatore di fuori , in Carloforte .
The engines of the cargo vessel Blue Ocean A , flying the flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis, a Caribbean country , on a voyage between Great Bitter Lake , Egypt, and Cartagena, Spain, failed off the south-western coast of Sardinia and the vessel became unmanageable.
The captain sent out an SOS and dropped anchor off the coast of San Pietro Island . The Carloforte Coast Guard and the Cagliari Central Command intervened on the scene. A tugboat is arriving to secure the ship , while Coast Guard helicopters are ready to evacuate the crew.
(Fabio Murru collaborated)