Sailors: The minutes of terror in Porto Romano THE TANKER WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES, IT HAD BEEN WAITING FOR TWO DAYS The ship’s captain disappears, two others die. Port security, Xhakja: The ambulances arrived very late. Company representatives also speak BY ARTUR KORRIKU The maritime tragedy could have been much larger in scale if a port security motorboat that was on the shore had not gone to help the sailors who were sinking into the depths of the Adriatic along with the Turkish ship. By the time the ambulances reached the scene, the victims of the tragedy had already been under the care of the doctors at Durrës hospital for some time. Arben Xhakja, a member of the port security structure at “Romano Port”, tells “Gazeta Shqiptare” about the ship explosion. How did you experience the maritime incident? It was 13:40 when we saw and heard the explosion at sea. More precisely, two explosions were heard accompanied by a mass of fire and smoke. What happened next? We notified the captaincy of the seaport, ... Continues on pages 2-3