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Photo: Farid Mernissi

Ro-ro operator Grimaldi is calling for tighter controls on goods travelling by sea following a second containership fire in as many months.

The 1998-built Grande Europa was hit by a double blaze on Wednesday night, the first breaking out at 12.15am and a second, several decks below, at 4am.

Fortunately, the 25-strong crew were able to extinguish the first fire and bring the second under control, although 15 crew members were evacuated “for precautionary reasons”.

The fire was finally extinguished following the assistance ...

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  • Gary Ferrulli

    May 17, 2019 at 4:12 pm

    Sorry, the headline says another container ship fire, Grimaldi runs ro-ro’s not
    container ships. It’s their second fire in a few weeks.

    • Gavin van Marle

      May 20, 2019 at 7:39 am

      Thanks for the spot Gary; the headline has been amended.
      Kind regards,
      Gavin

  • Gary Ferrulli

    May 17, 2019 at 4:15 pm

    The headline is incorrect, Grimaldi operates ro-ro’s not container ships. Content of
    article says that, headline doesn’t.