POLARIS 2

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Stinking vessel banned from port

The "Polaris 2" was banned from calling at Santa Cruz de Tenerife following residents protests, because the vessel was spreading nauseating stink. It was to call Santa Cruz for fodder resupply, on its journey from Vila do Conde to Port Said. The vessel was moored off Santa Cruz on Apr 24, 2017. It left the anchorage and continued vits oyage on Apr 25. Earlier it was banned from calling La Luz and Las Palmas ports for the same reason, being notoriously known for keeping cattle in poor conditions during voyages. In 2016 a veterinary inspection found that at least 300 cattle had died, out of several thousand. The dead cattle were thrown overboard on the way from Canary Islands to Gibraltar.

Chilean cattle ship refused entry to Fiji

A livestock ship carrying thousands of heifers from Chile to China has been forced back into international waters after it tried to enter Fiji claiming to be low on fuel, water and fodder reserves. http://www.beefcentral.com/live-export/chilean-cattle-ship-refused-entry-to-fiji/

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On July 6, 2010, a fire broke out aboard the „Al Mahmoud 2“ during the work to convert it into an animal carrier at a Beirut yard which is being undertaken since February. Six fire engines needed one hour to takle the flames. A generator was overheated and set a tank with diesel fuel alight.