Croatian Teenager in Critical Condition after Setting Himself Alight in School

Zagreb, March 4 (CP) – A 14-year old boy is fighting for life after has setting himself on fire at school on Monday in the Croatian northern town of Varazdin.
The teenager is said to have arrived early for his classes and used the toiled coming out drenched in accelerant.
He then set himself alight in the […]

Turkish Ship Towed into Trieste

Zagreb, February 20 (CP) – After exactly two weeks of a fire erupting on a Turkish cargo ship off the Croatian coast, the vessel has been finally towed to a Trieste shipyard.
The Turkish ship has been waiting for clearance from the Italian authorities to be let into Italian territorial waters and once it was allowed […]

Turkish Cargo Ship Finally Leaves Croatian Waters

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 […]

Fire near Omis Finally Contained

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 […]

The Fire aboard the Turkish Ship off Croatian Coast Contained

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 […]

Croatia To Seek €30 Mln in Damages in Turkish Ship Incident

Zagreb, February 8 (CP) – According to assistant Sea and Transport Minister captain Marko Bibic, who spoke to Nova TV Croatian commercial television, Croatia is to seek €30 million in damages following the fire incident on the Turkish ship off the Croatian coast near the islands of Brijuni.
The Turkish ship which caught fire some 13 […]

Turkish Freight Ship Catches Fire near Croatian Coast

Zagreb, February 6 (CP) — A freight ship sailing under a Turkish flag has caught fire in the Northern Adriatic not far from the resort of Rovinj where Croatian territorial waters are meeting the Protected Zone.
A mayday call was received this morning by the maritime search and rescue centre.
All the crew members and passengers, a […]

Portuguese Fire Expert Visits Croatia’s Kornat Tragedy Scene

Zagreb, February 5 (CP) — The most renowned European fire expert Domingos Xavier Viegas is visiting Sibenik in a bid to together with several other experts try to find out how the 12 fire-fighters died in August 2007 in Kornat, after they were called up to put out a fire on the island.
He had already […]