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‘Every one of them suffered smoke inhalation. Then they faced the prospect of abandoning ship and then their lifeboat failed. It was pretty awful all round and they were shocked.......
The lifeboat’s engine had been damaged, which left it unable to move away from the flames leaving the crew ‘bobbing around like a cork in a bathtub.’............
Clean up efforts are underway after 2,200 tons of heavy fuel seeped into the ocean.
Grimaldi Lines, the Italian company which operates the vessel, said that the ship carried 365 containers - 45 of which had ‘hazardous materials,’ according to the BBC.
These materials included 10 tons of hydrochloric acid and 70 tons of sulphuric acid.
French authorities said that because most of the materials had already burned, the damage was likely to be ‘very localised’ and ‘would not have serious consequences for the environment.’
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Suffering smoke inhalation from a fire burning hydrochloric acid and sulphuric acid cannot be a pleasant experience.
I'm guessing some of these folks will never be able to work again.
Too bad about the cars, but they can be replaced.
I've never seen a ship design like that before, interesting.