[3] UND Adriyatik caught fire on 6 February 2008 off the coast of Istria, Croatia, just outside Croatian territorial waters.

[4] An official said Croatian fire-fighting planes and one tug boat arrived soon at the scene and were trying to extinguish the blaze.

However, tug boats continued to pour water on the ship's hull, in an effort to lower its temperature and prevent its deformation.

[7] On the morning of 7 February, the ship, still on fire, was standing some 5 miles (8.0 km) south-west of the Brijuni islands, a national park.

[8] Those firefighters worked for Smit International and were hired by the ship's owning company and were known for their role in the salvaging operations of the Russian submarine Kursk.

Reportedly, the Norwegian classification organisation Det Norske Veritas confirmed all security measures were in place to allow that.