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A fire that damaged an oil tanker in the Baltic Sea on Friday was extinguished in the Rostock seaport following a major operation, the German Central Command for Maritime Emergencies said early on Saturday. The 73-metre Annika, which the command said was carrying 640 tons of heavy fuel oil when a fire broke out on board early on Friday, was towed to Rostock port by two tugboats, docking in the night after a five-hour operation. The ship’s cargo was not affected by the fire. The blaze had initially been contained to the engine room while the vessel was at sea about 4.5 kilometres off the German…

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