Grimaldi Conro Evacuated in English Channel After Second Fire is Reported

Rescue teams from the UK assisted by the French, Dutch, and Belgians responded to a second fire aboard the Grimaldi conro Grande Brasile late on Tuesday after a previous fire had been reported under control. According to a spokesperson for Grimaldi Deep Sea, the vessel’s operator, the 28-member crew was removed from the vessel for their safety while salvage teams are joining the effort.

The first reports of a fire aboard the vessel which was sailing from Antwerp, Belgium to Le Havre, France were issued at approximately 0935 (local time) on Tuesday, February 18. The UK’s Coastguard dispatched lifeboats from the RNLI in Ramsgate and Dover. After using the vessel’s fire suppression system, the first fire was reported extinguished and the lifeboats were released.

The vessel which was built i…