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Cargo Ship Sinks Off Greece, All Crew Safe, Coast Guard Says
Greek authorities rescued all 9 crew members and reported no visible pollution after the freighter Corsage C hit rocks and sank.
- On Wednesday, the Vanuatu-flagged freighter Corsage sank off the Greek island of Andros, prompting a successful rescue of all nine crew members, including one Azeri and eight Turkish citizens.
- The vessel had departed Albania carrying 3000 metric tonnes of baking soda and was bound for Ukraine when it ran aground off Andros.
- Two crew members were rescued from the sea and seven more from a rocky area on Andros, with all sailors transported to the island's clinic.
- While no visible pollution was observed, Greek authorities deployed two anti-pollution vessels and two others carrying equipment to install a floating sea barrier preemptively.
- A preliminary investigation has been launched into the incident, though the cause of the grounding remains unclear; the Turkey-based operator could not immediately be reached for comment.
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Insurance JournalCrew rescued after cargo ship sinks off Greece, coast guard says
ATHENS, May 6 - Greece has rescued all nine crew members, eight Turkish and one Azerbaijani, of a cargo ship that hit rocks and sank off the island of Andros early on Wednesday, a Greek coast guard official said. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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Cargo ship sinks off Greece, all crew safe, coast guard says
ATHENS, May 6 (Reuters) – Greece has rescued all nine members of the crew of a cargo ship that ran aground and sank off the island of Andros early on Wednesday, the country’s coast guard said. The freighter had sailed off Albania with hundreds of metric tons of soda on board and was bound for Ukraine when it hit rocks off the island of Andros and sank, an official from the Greek coast guard told Reuters on condition of anonymity because …
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