In the afternoon today, one dense column of smoke she got up from one ship in transit in the Strait of Messinaunleashing worry among the citizens of Messina And Reggio Calabria. The reports were numerous, with some who hypothesized a fire on board. Fortunately, the alarm soon returned: it was one normal technical operation.
The ship involved is the MSCA Capellaa Portacontainer unit which, as required by the regulations, was carrying out the change of fuel To reduce polluting emissions during transit in Strict. According to reports from Port Authority of Messinathe delay in this procedure caused aabundant emission of smokeclearly visible also from the coast, but without any consequence for the Navigation safety or for theenvironment.