Ro-ro cargo ship MED BRIDGE with vehicles and passengers on board ran aground on rocks of Ramkeen Island, Palm Islands, 3.5 nm off Tripoli, Lebanon, at around 1800 UTC Oct 13, straying off traffic lane. 47 people on board were evacuated, divers are said to already survey ship’s hull, she’s expected to be refloated during daytime Oct 14. Was still aground as of 0500 UTC Oct 14. MED BRIDGE is en route from Turkey to Tripoli, she’s deployed on Tasucu (Turkey) – Tripoli service.
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