MS UND Adriyatik [SEP] manufacturer
MS UND Adriyatik
The MS "UND Adriyatik" is a RO-RO freighter owned by the Turkish company U.N Ro-Ro İşletmeleri A.Ş. It went into service on 1 September 2001, after being built in the Flensburger Schiffbau Gesellschaft (FSG) shipyard in Flensburg, Germany. It was used for transporting goods between Pendik (Istanbul), Turkey and Trieste, Italy. "UND Adriyatik" caught fire on 6 February 2008 off the coast of Istria, Croatia, just outside Croatian territorial waters.
Fire and salvaging operations
However, on January 3, 2008, the Croatian Navy intercepted an Italian boat which had passed through the zone and was actually in Croatian territorial waters. The fishing boat was escorted to Vis by a Navy warship and the three fishermen were arrested.
On February 6, 2008, the Turkish cargo ship "UND Adriyatik" caught fire just outside the Zone. According to the Croatian media, it was seen as a test for the ZERP.
External links.
- Decision on the Extension of the Jurisdiction of the