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Barbaros Kiran – 135 nautical miles off the coast of Brest
A cargo freighter carrying 38,000 tonnes of scrap metal whose engine room flooded during a storm 135 nautical miles off the coast of Brest. Emergency towage by the Abeille Flandre, bilge pumps supplied, plus an assistance team, pumping in the roadstead, divers to determine the cause of flooding and anticorrosion treatment for the engine. The operation took 6 days.