GULF OF ADEN: OIL TANKER 'HUGE FIRE' FULLY EXTINGUISHED
<p><b>FOR MORE VISUALS, SEE IN-08SA AND IN-05SA</b></p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--SUPERS</b>--</p>\n<p>@indiannavy</p>\n<p>Saturday</p>\n<p>At Sea</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>:31 - end</p>\n<p>Abhilash Rawat</p>\n<p>Captain of Marlin Luanda: </p>\n<p></p>\n<p>January 27, 2024</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--VIDEO SHOWS</b>--</p>\n<p>- The Marlin Luanda oil tanker on fire as teams work on extinguishing it</p>\n<p>- The captain of the tanker speaking on camera </p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--LEAD IN</b>--</p>\n<p>THE FIRE IN THE MARLIN LUANDA OIL TANKER TARGETED IN A HOUTHI MISSILE ATTACK IN THE GULF OF ADEN ON FRIDAY HAS BEEN FULLY EXTINGUISHED.</p>\n<p>THAT IS ACCORDING TO THE COMMODITIES GROUP TRAFIGURA THAT OPREATES THE SHIP.</p>\n<p>TRAFIGURA ADDED IN ITS STATMENT SATURDAY THAT INDIAN, AMERICAN, AND FRENCH VESSELS PROVIDED 'ESSENTIAL ASSISTANCE' IN THE OPREATION.</p>\n<p>AND NOW THE MARLIN LUANDA IS SAILING TOWARDS A SAFE HARBOR.</p>\n<p>THE TANKER'S CAPTAIN DESCRIBED THE FIRE AS "HUGE" AND THANKED THE INDIAN NAVY FOR ITS HELP.</p>\n<p>TAKE A LISTEN.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--SOT</b>--</p>\n<p>Abhilash Rawat, Captain of Marlin Luanda: "Half of the world knows that yesterday we were struck by a missile in Gulf of Aden. Due to this missile attack, the vessel was on fire and it was not a small fire, it was a huge fire, it's a loaded tanker. People know what happens if a tanker goes on fire - a loaded tanker. So, I really thank the Indian warship, INS Visakhapatnam. They have done a really tremendous job. We had actually lost the hope that we won't be able to fight this fire but these guys were really tough."</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>-----END-----CNN.SCRIPT-----</b></p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--KEYWORD TAGS--</b></p>\n<p>OIL TANKER MARLIN LUANDA HOUTHI GULF OF ADEN MIDDLE EAST WORLD MILITARY </p>\n<p></p>