Fire erupted in the engine room of refrigerated juice carrier SOL DO BRASIL at Santos, Brazil, on the morning of Jun 6. Fire engines were deployed, and a fire was taken under control, but firefighters remain on board to monitor the situation and investigate the cause. SOL DO BRASIL arrived at Santos on Jun 4 from the USA, to load citrus juices.
Fruit Juice Tanker SOL DO BRASIL is currently located at ECSA – East Coast South America at position 23° 57′ 36.7″ S, 046° 18′ 16.7″ W as reported by MarineTraffic Terrestrial Automatic Identification System on 2022-06-06 19:25 UTC (40 minutes ago)
The wind in this area at that time blows from South direction at force 2 Beaufort.
The vessel is currently at port SANTOS, BR after a voyage of 11 days, 19 hours originating from port WILMINGTON, US.
SOL DO BRASIL (IMO: 9018658) is a Fruit Juice Tanker that was built in 1994 (28 years ago) and is sailing under the flag of Liberia.
Its carrying capacity is 19463 t DWT and her current draught is reported to be 7 meters. Her length overall (LOA) is 172 meters and her width is 26 meters.
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Sources: Maritime Security + Marine Traffic
