Rescue operations underway on the Tenacia, which stopped last night between Valencia and Palma de Mallorca. No one was injured among the 400 passengers on board
Tenacia, a ferry of the Italian shipping company Grandi Navi Veloci (MSC Group), has been stopped on the high seas, north of Ibiza, since 2am this night following the outbreak of a fire in the engine room. The ship carries goods and around 400 passengers and crew and was sailing between Valencia and Palma de Mallorca when the accident occurred. according Shipping Italy
Shut down its engines
The fire forced the ship to shut down its engines and, according to reports from the Iberian media, there were no injuries following the fire, which was small in size and had already been put out, as made known by 112 through the internal channels of the emergency services.
GNV confirmed
GNV confirmed that no personal damage occurred and that the fire remained limited to a technical area, accessible only to authorized personnel. A Balearia ship that was traveling the same route and was near the site of the fire, the Abel Matutes, also remained at anchor in assistance in the area a few minutes after the fire to participate in the rescue efforts in case of need.
Salvamar Acrux boat
Maritime Rescue resources were mobilized immediately. The Salvamar Acrux boat, based in Ibiza, arrived in the area a few hours ago. Salvamar Mesana, based in Palma, is sailing to the area.
“This night at approximately 2.30 am on the motor vessel Tenacia (vessel rented from another shipowner) which left from Valencia towards Palma de Mallorca, inside one of the technical rooms accessible only to authorized personnel, an event occurred fire immediately managed by the crew and the ship’s firefighting team with the aid of on-board instrumentation and according to safety procedures” explained a note from GNV.
all well
The 350 passengers on board were immediately informed and gathered at the meeting points following the established safety procedures. None of the areas accessible to passengers are affected by the events. None of the passengers and crew members (61 in total including technical and staff personnel) had any consequences, they are all well and are kept constantly informed by the Commander of the ship.”
According to GNV “in all likelihood the vessel will be safely returned to the port of Valencia accompanied by some tugboats appointed by the authorities. The company is also managing re-routing for all passengers on board.”