The 42-year-old Turkish crew member, Ulaş Yuruk from Fatsa, on a Vanuatu-flagged general cargo vessel, ‘Akua’ (IMO 8826369), was reported to be dead after a Fire raged. The fire that had broken out on the bridge was extinguished. The 13 crew members included Indians, Turkish, and also Azerbaijan nationals.
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The AIS is off and could possibly be damaged or destroyed when the fire was raging on the bridge. Russian media has reported that a fire had broken out in the superstructure of a cargo vessel anchored off the Temryuk Port in Russia on the morning of 10 May.
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The Akua set sail from the Temryuk port on 8 May, bound for Karasu in Turkey. As of 9 May, the vessel was at the Temyruk anchorage in Russia, on the Sea of Azov.
The 1989-built and 2,980 gt Akua is owned by Aquas Ltd. care of its manager lkarbon Enerji Madencilik ve Ticaret AS of Istanbul in Turkey. It is registered with Hydor AS.
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