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Ro-ro cargo ship"Festivo" struck pier at Ceuta, Spain while berthing


published on 8 July 2020 574 -

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Ro-ro cargo ship FESTIVO struck pier at Ceuta while berthing on arrival from Algeciras, at around 1300 UTC Jul 6. Cause of accident unknown, both ship’s bow and pier sustained damages.
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