General cargo ship PATRON went NUC at around 0040 UTC Apr 19 in Firth of Forth, UK, en route from Tarragona Spain to Rosyth UK. As of 0200 UTC, 2 tugs were approaching disabled PATRON.
Taken on tow at around 0215 UTC.
General cargo ship PATRON, IMO 9376464, dwt 6500, built 2008, flag Netherlands, manager FOCUS SHIPMANAGEMENT BV.
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