ISTANBUL - Cuneyt Solakoglu, chief executive of UN Ro-Ro Shipping Company whose cargo ship "Und Adriyatik" started to burn off Rovinj town of Croatia on Wednesday, said Thursday the fire was not under control yet, however, the ship was not under the risk of sinking either.
Holding a press conference on the issue, Solakoglu said, "the rescue operation still continues. The fire is not under control yet, but the ship was adrift to open sea so it does not constitute any threat towards the land".
Solakoglu, who noted that the ship and the goods it was carrying were insured, also said the fuel tanks of the ship were quite secure.
He said there were only 3 lorries carrying dangerous materials aboard the ship, however such materials were not explosive.
Solakoglu said the ship had a black box and the cause of the fire would be revealed once the black box was opened.
Turkish cargo ship "Und Adriyatik", which departed from Istanbul on February 3rd for Italy's Trieste port, started to burn off Rovinj town of Croatia due to an unknown reason.
22 crew members and 9 passengers on board were rescued by a Greek ship and brought to Venice, Italy.