Freight Ferry Catches Fire, Goes to Anchor off Isle of Wight
On Monday evening, a fire broke out aboard a DFDS ferry off the coast of the Isle of Wight, the large island opposite Portsmouth at the entrance to the Solent. The 400-foot freight ferry Caesarea Trader operates between Portsmouth and the isle of Jersey, just off the coast of France. AIS data provided by Pole Star Global shows that at about 1600 hours GMT, the vessel was inbound for Portsmouth when she slowed and dropped anchor off Wight in about...
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