Spain probes ferry collision
MADRID 30 November – Spain’s merchant marine authority, La Dirección General de la Marina Mercante, has launched an enquiry into a collision between two ferries in which five passengers were injured. The incident occurred on 28 November 5n-miles from the port of Algeciras when the Morocco-registered, IMTC-operated 6,767-gt Atlas is reported to have collided with the stern of the Buquesbus-owned 5,517-gt Avemar Dos. After the collision the Avemar Dos was able to continue onward to Ceuta where the injured passengers suffering from bruises and fractures were taken to hospital.
Etiquetas: casualty