Overview
- The water police confirmed a blaze in the Tom Sawyer’s engine room in Rostock’s seaport, and about 50 firefighters were deployed to the ship.
- A crew member opened a hatch that released oil reported internally as thermal oil, and the employee suffered minor injuries.
- The crew first put out flames on board, then city fire brigades took over after new fires were reported, including in another engine-room shaft.
- Officials issued an indefinite departure ban on the TT-Line ferry, which had been scheduled to sail to Trelleborg, and local police said they will open an investigation.
- The Rostock professional fire brigade said it is withholding detailed public information on the instruction of interim chief Michael Allwardt.