Casualty News
EVANTHIA
Date
January 17, 2025
Type
Engine Failure
Voyage
From Brazil
Built: 2005
GRT: 32,474
IMO Number: 9308106
Reports have been received that Panamanian flag vessel EVANTHIA (32,474gt, built 2005) suffered an engine breakdown in the South Atlantic on 17 January 2025.
The crew was unable to repair the fault and towage assistance was requested. Tug UMKHUSELI was sent to the scene and a tow line connected on 20 January.
The convoy is now expected in Richards Bay, South Africa, today. EVANTHIA had originally sailed from Paranagua, Brazil on 04 January.
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