Two crew members have been injured on a Turkish bulker that caught fire off Russia on Friday morning. The 177,000-dwt capesize Beks Force (built 2005) suffered a blaze in its engine room south of Nakhokda. Istanbul-based manager Beks Shipmanagement & Trading told TradeWinds that the two injured seafarers were taken off the ship to hospital. “All necessary actions taken by our crew members and fire extinguished successfully,” it added. The Marshall Islands-flagged Beks Force left Luoyuan in China on 10 June and was heading to Vostochny in Russia.

Source: Ethiopian News June 16, 2023 08:45 UTC