Italian Coast Guard Responds to Fire on Oil Platform in the Adriatic

The Italian Coast Guard has overseen a successful response to a fire aboard Rospo Mare B, an oil platform off the coast of Vasto on Italy’s Adriatic coast. The fire was swiftly extinguished and all workers safely evacuated from the facility. 

After the fire was reported, the patrol boat CP878 was dispatched to the scene from Termoli, carrying a firefighting team. The commercial supply boat Shark responded and helped evacuate 26 people from the platfo…