Product tanker BLUE SUN encountered engine issues ar around 1130 UTC Mar 4 in Gibraltar Strait, shortly after leaving Algeciras. Tanker was disabled and started to drift, SAR tug LUZ DE MAR (IMO 9320104) responded and approached BLUE SUN. Tanker crew managed to fix problem and re-start engine, she resumed voyage at 1350 UTC Mar 4. She’s en route from Algeciras to Primorsk Russia, Baltic sea.
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