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Vehicles carrier assisted migrant boat
On Nov 25, 2023, the crew of the 'Grande San Paulo', en route from Leixoes to Dakar, noticed a boat sailing 20 nautical miles south of Morrojable and notified the MRCC of Salvamento Marítimo in Las Palmas. The ship diverted and escorted the boat until the arrival of the SAR boat 'Salvamar Izar', which assisted the 51 people on board, who were disembarked in the port of Gran Tarajal. Photo: https://twitter.com/hashtag/LasPalmas?src=hashtag_click
Electrical issue off Lizard Point
The 'Grande San Paolo', en route from Hamburg to Suape with a cargo of 17.836 tonnes of containers with general cargo and vehicles on board, suffered an electrical issue affecting the main engine, approximately 31 nautical miles east-southeast of Lizard Point in pos. 50 01 48.0 N, 004 24 40.8 W, on Feb 14, 2022, around 7 a.m. The crew carried out repairs, and the ship was back under way to its destination at 07.20 a.m. with an ETA as of Feb 23.
Runaway truck caught fire
During offloading operations at the Valongo Container Terminal in Santos struck aboard the "Grande San Paolo" got out of control in the morning of April 8, 2019. It ended up as a runaway and caught fire when coming to a standstill in a final crash. The crew could extinguish the fire, damage to the ship thus remained limited. It had come from Zarate and remained stationary in port on April 10.
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