A oil tanker, Anwaar Afriqya, moored at SPM at Sirte has been attached by Libyan air force. on 24th May 2015. The attack ignited fire on the vessel that spread throughout the ship’s accommodation, destroying the bridge and injuring three crew members.
It has been reported that Anwaar Afriqya was transporting 40,000 MT of diesel from Greece.
The fire on board was brought under control at 4am on Monday morning with no harm to the cargo and no pollution has been reported.
Reportedly this is third attack on merchant vessel within a period of a month.
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