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Turkish ship capsizes at Castellon, one dead and one missing

Photo of Grant Rowles Grant RowlesMay 31, 2021
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Portuaria de Castellón

The 1986-built 1,600 dwt general cargo ship Nazmiye Ana capsized during cargo loading operations at Port of Castellon in Spain on Friday evening.

Local media is reporting that one of the ship’s crew has been found dead, an Indian national aged 22, while a local port worker is missing.

Another two injuries were sustained in the incident, with one of the injured in a serious condition and currently in ICU.

The vessel is owned by Turkey’s Sinop Shipping according to VesselsValue.

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Photo of Grant Rowles Grant RowlesMay 31, 2021
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Grant Rowles

Grant spent nine years at Informa Group based in London, Sydney, Hong Kong and Singapore. He gained strong management experience in publishing, conferences and awards schemes in the shipping and legal areas, working on a number of titles including Lloyd's List. In 2009 Grant joined Seatrade responsible for the commercial development of Seatrade’s Asia products. In 2012, with Sam Chambers, he co-founded Asia Shipping Media.
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