Japanese owner of car carrier ship that caught fire to investigate cause
04/08/2023 12:43
TOKYO, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Japanese ship leasing company
Shoei Kisen Kaisha, the owner of car carrier Fremantle Highway,
which caught fire off the Dutch coast last week, said on Friday
it will investigate the cause of the incident in cooperation
with relevant parties.
The blaze broke out on July 26, killing one crew member and
injured seven who jumped overboard to escape the flames.
Local officials said the carrier arrived at the northern
Dutch port of Eemshaven for salvage on Thursday.
(Reporting by Kantaro Komiya; editing by John Stonestreet)
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