Listen: The Moment Drifting Chemical Tanker’s Crew Radioed Malta For Aid
Audio footage has emerged of the moment a chemical tanker requested aid from the Maltese authorities after drifting dangerously close to the shores.
Lovin Malta has obtained footage of the request for aid, in which the crew of the Chem P can be heard informing the Maltese authorities of the ship’s position and “humbly” requesting their aid.
The Chem P tanker, 209 metres long and registered in St Kitts and Nevis, was en route to Marsaxlokk from the Spanish port of Algeciras.
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However, it encountered bad weather, with gale-force winds hitting Malta this morning. A tugboat was called out to assist it, with a second one joining later on.
Transport Minister Ian Borg said he has been assured that the risk of pollution in the eventuality that the ship capsizes “very low”.
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