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Zagreb, February 19 (CP) — The Turkish vessel that caught fire in Croatian waters nearly two weeks ago has only been towed as far as Savudrija.
Although it was to arrive in Trieste on Monday, the go-ahead of the Italian maritime authorities is awaited for it to travel further.
The Italian authorities wish to get guarantees from […]

Zagreb, February 17 (CP) – The Turkish ship that had caught fire off Croatian coast on February 6 is towed away towards the Italian port of Trieste on Sunday.
The Turkish cargo ship that had caught fire as it was on its way to the Italian port of Trieste has finally been towed away by two […]

Zagreb, February 10 (CP) – A fire that broke out on Saturday in the Omis hinterland, not far from the coastal city of Split has been contained.
The fire engulfed some 30 acres of land, mostly pinewood forest and some olive groves and vineyards.
Some 50 firefighters supported by a water bomber tackled the blaze fighting at […]

Zagreb, February 9 (CP) – Croatia has been promised a total of $250,000 and € 1 million following the incident of the Turkish ship carrying hazardous cargo igniting off the Croatian coast on Wednesday.
The funds have been pledged by insurers of the Turkish vessel.
Croatian Sea, Transport and Infrastructure Minister Bozidar Kalmenta has said that an […]

Zagreb, February 8 (CP) – The fire that has been raging on the Turkish ship off the Croatian coast has been contained and Dutch expert firefighting unit is on board in a bid to put out the fire within the vessel.
Smoke is still billowing from the ship wreckage.
Now negotiations are under way with shipyards to […]

Zagreb, February 3 (CP) – Croatia has reached a milestone in the plastic bottles recycling realm, as it recycles two billion bottles over a little more than two years and tops the European list of bottle recyclers.
The Environment Protection Ministry has announced that in 25 months since a new regulation on plastic packaging had come […]