Fire erupted on board of Russian ro-ro Cambodia 'Citeca' RoRo ship,
anchored in Akita port, Honshu, Japan, Japan sea,
at around 1730 LT Jan 13.
Cargo of plywood on a cargo deck was on fire, 14 Russian crew was evacuated, no spill reported. Port firefighting teams were engaged in firefighting, no updates yet to the situation.
Bron: https://www.fleetmon.com na tip Marcel Coster
NORDICA
Bouwjaar 1984, imonummer 8320638, grt 4999
Eigenaar Scheepvaartmaatschappij Nordica N.V., St. John's
Manager Zadeko Shipping N.V.
Gebouwd Rickmers Werft GmbH, Bremerhaven / 411
LxBxH 104.81 x 18.24 x 8.62 meter
Vermogen 2040 pk, snelheid 12.5 knoop, roepnaam V2RL
30 juni 2006 herdoopt 'Niledutch Nordica'
September 2011 verkocht, herdoopt 'Citeca'
14 november 2008 bij vertrek Cabinda, Angola
naar Pointe Noire (Congo) als 'Niledutch Nordica'
© Johan Trommel aan boord mv 'Sunergon'
Plywood on main deck on fire
On Jan 13 at 5.30 p.m. LT a fire erupted on board of the "Citeca",
which was anchored in Akita port, Honshu.
The cargo of plywood on the cargo deck was on fire.
The ship had come from Plastun to Akita and loaded 4100 tons,
1400 tons of which were to be unloaded before proceeding to Ishinomaki in the Miyagi Prefecture.
The crew of 14 Russians, aged 21-63 years, was evacuated, no spill reported. Port firefighting teams were engaged in firefighting until the next day.
Smoke was still emerging from the deck of the ship which was surrounded by an oil boom.
