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Demolition after fire
The "Tibil" after a fire in 2013 was sold for demolition and arrived at Aliaga Mar 21, 2014.
Tanker burst into flames
While sailing along the Marmara coast the "Tibil" burst into flames on Jan 20, 2014 at 1.34 p.m. off the Pendik docks in Istanbul’s Asian side. A 34-year-old man, was killed in the fire. The remaining 10 crew members were evacuated from the unloaded ship. Four of them had suffered injuries and were sent to hospital. Six swift lifeboats and two tugs have been sent to the scene. Smoke was seen rising from the ship as it was intercepted by the "Kıyı Emniyeti 6", the "Kurtarma 1" and "Kurtarma 7". The master, the second officer and another officer returned to the ship which was listing to starboard, at 3.10 p.m. for a further investigation. The ship was to be transferred to the Tuzla Shipyard. Turkish reports with photos and video: http://www.denizhaber.com/HABER/34712/1/tibil-tanker-patlama.html http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/one-killed-in-tanker-blast-off-istanbul-coast.aspx?pageID=238&nID=61299&NewsCatID=341 http://www.turkiyegazetesi.com.tr/gundem/126096.aspx http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmxoRTo4Guw http://www.coastalsafety.gov.tr/default.aspx?b=tıbıl-isimli-tankerde-patlama&p=R&pid=164
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