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Burning German ship anchored in Baltic, fire continues

Other News Materials 9 October 2010 14:42 (UTC +04:00)
A ferry evacuated early Saturday after a fire continued to burn amid reports of new explosions, but has been anchored so that it is no longer moving freely through the Baltic Sea, reported Danish authorities.
Burning German ship anchored in Baltic, fire continues

A ferry evacuated early Saturday after a fire continued to burn amid reports of new explosions, but has been anchored so that it is no longer moving freely through the Baltic Sea, reported Danish authorities, DPA reported.

Two German specialists managed to board the Lisco Gloria, which had to halt its trip from Germany to Lithuania in the middle of the night due to the fire, and dropped anchor to stabilize the boat's location, reported the SOK Danish Maritime Rescue Agency.

The ferry is now anchored two nautical miles south of the island of Langeland.

However, the boat is now listing by 15 degrees after reports of further explosions. The Danish ship Marie Milj, which specializes in environmental problems, is heading to the area to deal with any potential spill of the ship's diesel fuel.

Authorities have yet to determine a cause for the blasts, which led to 236 people being evacuated to Germany in the early hours of Saturday.

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