Chaos erupted when a 280m container ship transporting hazardous material‚ including paint and gas‚ was forced to dock in Port Elizabeth after a fire broke out on board.
The alarm was raised when the cargo vessel‚ the APL Austria‚ made a distress call for assistance to the Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre shortly before 9pm on Sunday.
The burning ship anchored in Algoa Bay five hours later and‚ by 11am on Monday‚ it had been escorted into the Port of Ngqura‚ where firefighters boarded it.
Shortly before it anchored in Algoa Bay‚ the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) and Transnet tugboats responded to the call for assistance‚ which led to the evacuation of four non-essential personnel‚ one of whom was slightly injured‚ from the ship.
At 8.30pm on Monday‚ the fire was under control.
Full story in The Herald.
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