Incident Photo of the Week – Und Adriyatik

By John Konrad On February 7, 2008

Turkish Ship M/V Und Adriyatik On Fire

Rueters gives us the details on this catastrophic fire aboard the Ro-Ro Und Adriyatik:

06 Feb 2008 – ZAGREB, Croatia

A burning Turkish cargo ship with 1,000 tonnes of crude oil aboard was drifting towards Croatia’s Adriatic coast on Wednesday, threatening to pollute tourist beaches.
Firefighters, including Dutch experts in fighting ship fires, were trying to extinguish the blaze which broke out aboard the ship close to Croatian territorial waters early on Wednesday, officials said.
All 22 crew members and passengers had been rescued by a passing Greek ship and taken to Venice in Italy.
“The situation is dangerous but it’s under control at the moment,” Croatian Sea and Transport Minister Bozidar Kalmeta said before heading to the region. ” Continue Reading…

The ship during better days:

Und Adriyatik
Photo By francesco de crescenzo

John Konrad

Captain John Konrad is co-founder of Unofficial Networks, Editor In Chief of this blog and author of the book Fire On The Horizon. He is a USCG licensed Master Mariner of Unlimited Tonnage and, since graduating from SUNY Maritime College, has sailed a variety of ships from ports around the world. John currently lives in Morro Bay, California with his wife and two children.