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Tug suffered engine room fire
The 'Afon Lligwy' with two crew members on board suffered a fire in the engine room in position 54 58 12.6 N, 005 56 56.9 W, west of Glenarm Marina, on Jan 26, 2022. The Northern Ireland Fire and rescue service provided immediate fire fighting with Redbay. All weather and inshore lifeboats providing water cover alongside the Larne inshore rescue team and Portmuck Coastguard rescue team provided shore based assistance. The fire was put pout, and an on board inspection by an electrician was to take place on Jan 27. The fire occurred due to a starter motor issue on the generator set of the vessel.
Engine trouble off Whitby
The 'Afon Lligwy', en route from Rotterdam with four crew members on board, suffered an engine failure and had restricted manoeuvrability in pos. 54 32 55 N, 000 37 16 W, about three nautical miles north of Whitby on Nov 20, 2021, at 1.30 p.m. The tug was able to use its starboard engine and was maintaining a speed of five knots. It safely berthed in the port of Sunderland on Nov 22 at 10 a.m.
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