Because of the broken motor Vessel reefer Frio Athens with 20 residents of the Crimea in the cabin has heaved in the South Pacific ocean, said the Greek Company Laskaridis Shipping Co. Ltd, which manages the vessel, and the Company " the Centre of training of seafarers ", which was engaged in the set of crew.
"There was a failure of the main motor 250 miles West of the entrance to the Strait of Magellan in the South Pacific ocean. Currently, efforts are being made on repairing the main engine, " said Commissioner Laskaridis Shipping Co. Ltd. Dolores Pentaho.
in her expressions, is placed close to another belonging to a Greek organization, Ship equipment, crew who have been instructed to follow in the territory of finding an accident victim Frio Athens, reports the news Agency. It should arrive there in the morning of 1 may. Perego added that in urgent search of the suitable Chilean towing vessels. She assured that the boat and crew Frio Athens " are safe ". For its part, the Commissioner of the Sevastopol organization " the Centre of training of seafarers ", which was engaged in the set of the ship's crew, Stanislav Ren said on the phone that among the members of the crew of about 20 of the Crimeans, and the captain of the ship is a resident of Odessa. He added that all Crimeans to the citizenship of Ukraine: they don't have time to change the Russian to the exit in flight. The ship Frio Athens sailing under the flag of Vanuatu. Its extent in length is more than 140 meters.

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