Cargo ship on fire, abandoned, Java sea Video

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Fire erupted in cargo hold of general cargo ship MICHAEL PUTRA in the afternoon Feb 28 in Java sea, some 15 nm south of Bangka Belitung Islands, in position 03 16S 106 52E. The ship with 20 people on board, crew and passengers, was en route from Tanjung Pinan province, Bintan island. The crew couldn’t control fire, and all people left the ship, being rescued by fishermen. The ship has a cargo of 17 Toyota vehicles, 36 motorbikes and general goods. Understood the ship is adrift, burning.
General cargo ship MICHAEL PUTRA, IMO 8110150, dwt 1534, built 1981, flag Indonesia, manager Yohanes, Jakarta.

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My name is Mikhail Voytenko, I’m Russian, professional merchant marine navigator, by education and former experience. I own and run Maritime Bulletin website for more than 10 years. I've been involved in solving a number of piracy hijack cases, including the hijack of ro-ro FAINA, loaded with tanks. It was me who made public, and unravel, freighter ARCTIC SEA mystery. I've been also closely involved in a number of maritime disaster, one of them being MSC FLAMINIA major fire.