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Empty lifeboat found
On Oct 27 the Croatian Coastguard found an empty lifeboat which was identified as coming from the "Reina 1".
SAR-operation suspended
Navy authorities have suspended a search and rescue operation on Oct 20 afternoon for the eight missing sailors after the "Ankara" collided withthe "Reina 1" aton Oct 20 approximately 1 a.m. some 20 miles from the port of Durres. The captain and first officer of the ten-member crew of the ship have been rescued and taken to the regional hospital of Durres.
Little chance for escape for mising sailors
Eight sailors were lost at sea after the "Reina 1" sank off the coast of Albania. There were found only life jackets and the ship's rescue boat. The "Ankara" had hit the vessel amidships causing it to sink in nine minutes. The ship's captain and his deputy were rescued by the ferry 22 miles off Durres. There were no reports of injuries among the ferry's 189 passengers and 46 crew members. The "Reina 1" was carrying 3,100 tonnes of aluminium. The captain said, the ship stopped for a moment, then sank in a short time. He saw five crew members on the ship, compressed air came out as the ship was sinking. Everything happened suddenly. An Albanian coastguard ship as well as port rescue boats, an Italian vessel of the Guardia di Finanza and an Albanian army helicopter were deployed in the rescue mission. A new search mission was launched in the afternoon. Around midday, the "Ankara" ferry resumed its journey. The incident will be investigated either by Malta or Turkey because it occurred in international waters
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