Aframax tanker in load caught fire, disabled, Gulf of Finland

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Crude oil tanker ALEXIA caught fire at around 0830 UTC Sep 22 in Gulf of Finland, being en route from Ust Luga Russia to Turkey, understood in load. According to Finnish and Estonian SAR Command Centers, fire was extinguished, nobody was injured. Tanker nevertheless, was disabled after fire, drifting, and as of 1425 UTC, was still adrift, surrounded by at least 3 CG and SAR ships and boats, both Finnish and Estonian.
Crude oil tanker ALEXIA, IMO 9389966, dwt 107574, built 2009, flag Marshall islands, manager MARINE TRUST LTD-MAI, Greece.

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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.