Product tanker HAFNIA TANZANITE suffered fire in engine room, probably being under way, some 35 nm WNW of Hoek van Holland, Netherlands, early in the morning Sep 5. Fire was extinguished by Halon fire suppressing system, but tanker was disabled. She’s to be towed to port of destination Rotterdam. Was either dead in the water or anchored at 1430 UTC, with Multraship tug and SAR boat at her side, AIS is on. No reports on injures. Tanker arrived from Singapore.
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