Salvage specialists have started towing a burning freighter ship off the coast of the Netherlands to a less dangerous location now. It has been ablaze for several days near the Wadden Sea nature reserve and authorities hope to relocate it to a less sensitive spot. The operation had initially been announced on Saturday but was then delayed because of unfavorable winds and concerns of smoke-related risks for crews on the vessels towing the stricken freighter. The fire had began on Tuesday night on the 199-metre Panama-registered Fremantle Highway, which was en route from Germany to Egypt and was carrying nearly 3,000 vehicles. The ship is slowly being towed to an area some 16 kilometers north of the islands of Ameland, a few dozen kilometers from where it became stricken. That's close to the ecologically sensitive Wadden Sea nature reserve, the largest tidal flats system in the world and a UNESCO World Heritage site. The vessel could cause severe environmental damage were it to sink there. It was anticipated that the tow was likely to take up to 14 hours depending on weather conditions, smoke and the tide. The cause of the fire on board is unclear, though the vessel's owner has said an electric vehicle may have been the source.
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00:00 Salvage specialists have started towing a burning freighter ship off the coast of the
00:09 Netherlands to a less dangerous location now.
00:12 The ship has been ablaze for several days near the Wadden Sea Nature Reserve and authorities
00:17 hope to relocate it to a less sensitive spot.
00:20 The operation had initially been announced on Saturday but was then delayed because of
00:24 unfavourable winds and concerns of smoke-related risks for crews on the vessels towing the
00:29 stricken freighter.
00:31 The fire had begun on Tuesday night on the 199-metre Panama-registered Fremantle Highway
00:36 which was en route from Germany to Egypt and was carrying nearly 3,000 vehicles.
00:41 The ship is slowly being towed to an area some 16 kilometres north of the islands of
00:46 Amland a few dozen kilometres from where it became stricken.
00:50 That's close to the ecologically sensitive Wadden Sea Nature Reserve, the largest tidal
00:54 flat system in the world and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
00:58 The vessel could cause severe environmental damage were it to sink there.
01:03 It was anticipated that the tow was likely to take up to 14 hours depending on weather
01:08 conditions, smoke and the tide.
01:11 The cause of the fire on board is unclear, though the vessel's owner has said that an
01:15 electric vehicle may have been the source.
01:19 An attempt was made to bring a salvage team aboard the ship on Thursday but was aborted
01:24 due to the ship still being too hot for anyone to board.
01:28 Rescue ships had been spraying water onto this burning cargo vessel to cool it down
01:32 but using too much water risked its sinking.
01:35 A salvage vessel was also hooked on to stop the ship from drifting apart in the ocean.
01:41 One crew member had died in the blaze while others from the 23-strong crew were airlifted
01:46 and were being treated for breathing problems, burns and broken bones.
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